Question

A student walks 4 block east, 7 blocks west, 1 blocks east then 2 blocks west in an hour her average speed is____ block/hour

Answer 1

Answer:

2 m/s

Explanation:

The total time = 1 hour

The vertical displacement = 1 - 1

Vertical displacement = 0

Horizontal displacement = 4 - 2

Horizontal displacement = 2

Total displacement = sqrt (2^2 - 0^2)

Displacement - 2

Average velocity is displacement/time

= 2x1

=  2 m/s

The average velocity is 2 metres per second.