Velocity = Distance ÷ Time
Average Velocity = (10 + 10) ÷ (1/3 + 1/2) = 20 ÷ 5/6 = 20 x 6/5 = 24 mph
NOTE : The times in minutes have been converted into fractions of an hour to enable the answer to be provided in miles per hour.
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He drove 20 miles in 50 min. so average was 20 x 60/50 = 24 mph
Their average speed is the harmonic mean of 30 and 45 while their average velocity is zero.
Well, speed is equal to distance over time (s = d/t) However, velocity means speed WITH direction. This means that the teacher's drive to school would be a positive velocity, but the drive back would be a negative one. Now, let's calculate velocities using the s = d/t formula! Distance to school from home: speed = distance/time speed = +10 miles/20 minutes speed = 1/2 miles per minute Distance from school to home: speed = distance/time speed = -10miles/20 minutes speed = -1/3 miles per minute Note: the velocity towards home will be negative since we are travelling in the opposite direction of the distance to school (which is positive) We have our two velocities- let's calculate the average! 1/2 -1/3 = 1/6 1/6 divided by 2 = 1/12 Thus, our average velocity is 1/12 miles per minute! You can convert this into decimal values if required. Hope this helped! (:
Her average speed was 58 miles per hour.
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He drove 20 miles in 50 min. so average was 20 x 60/50 = 24 mph
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their average speed is greater than their average velocity.
Their average speed is the harmonic mean of 30 and 45 while their average velocity is zero.
the bus drove east on the freeway for 5 minutes
Well, speed is equal to distance over time (s = d/t) However, velocity means speed WITH direction. This means that the teacher's drive to school would be a positive velocity, but the drive back would be a negative one. Now, let's calculate velocities using the s = d/t formula! Distance to school from home: speed = distance/time speed = +10 miles/20 minutes speed = 1/2 miles per minute Distance from school to home: speed = distance/time speed = -10miles/20 minutes speed = -1/3 miles per minute Note: the velocity towards home will be negative since we are travelling in the opposite direction of the distance to school (which is positive) We have our two velocities- let's calculate the average! 1/2 -1/3 = 1/6 1/6 divided by 2 = 1/12 Thus, our average velocity is 1/12 miles per minute! You can convert this into decimal values if required. Hope this helped! (:
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Velocity basically just means speed. We drove at a high velocity down the highway.
Her average speed was 58 miles per hour.
You need a new battery or a new alternator.
Velocity is a measure of speed, in distance over time. The route or distance travelled is independent because it bears no relevance. For instance, if one person drove 50 miles at 50 miles per hour the trip would take one hour. If another drove 100 miles at 50 miles per hour the trip would take two hours. In these two instances the routes are different, the times the trip takes are different but the velocity ( 50 mph ) is the same.