Question 630054: You drive at an average speed of 50 mph for one hour, but the magnitude of your average velocity is only 10 mph. Explain how this can be. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Velocity is different from speed. With speed,
you don't care how far you end up from
your starting point.
But velocity = ( distance from starting point ) / time
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gioven:
Average velocity = 10 mi/hr
Time = 1 hr
You ended up 10 mi from your starting point, but the route
you took was = 50 mi long
