SOLUTION: A train leaves the station heading west on the tracks. It takes the train 8 seconds to reach 80 miles per hour. It completes the entire 160 mile trip in two hours. Calculate the tr
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Question 352575: A train leaves the station heading west on the tracks. It takes the train 8 seconds to reach 80 miles per hour. It completes the entire 160 mile trip in two hours. Calculate the train's average speed and velocity over the two hour trip Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A train leaves the station heading west on the tracks. It takes the train 8 seconds to reach 80 miles per hour. It completes the entire 160 mile trip in two hours. Calculate the train's average speed and velocity over the two hour trip
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Speed is a scalar, velocity is a vector.
The number is the same:
160 miles/2 hours = 80 mph
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0 to 80 in 8 seconds is a lot of acceleration for a train.
