An object travels North at #5 m/s# for #6 s# and then travels South at #8 m/s# for #4 s#. What are the object's average speed and velocity?
1 Answer
Jun 30, 2018
Refer to the explanation.
Explanation:
The total distance traveled was:
So, the average speed is:
I'll take North to be the original direction for velocity. So, the total displacement is:
So, the displacement is
The average velocity is therefore:
This means that the average velocity is