An object travels North at # 7# #ms^-1# for #6# #s# and then travels South at # 3# # ms^-1# for # 7# # s#. What are the object's average speed and velocity?
1 Answer
Jun 20, 2017
The average speed is
The average velocity is
Explanation:
First step: find the distances traveled in each direction. We could also draw a diagram to the picture is clear in our heads.
We know
For the movement North,
For the movement South,
Over all, then, the distance traveled (if we don't care about direction), is
The displacement (when we do care about direction) is
The total time for both movements is
The average speed is
The average velocity is