Question

A car travels 14 km due west, then does a
U-turn, and travels 43 km due west.
I. What total distance has the car
traveled?
II.
What is the total displacement of the
car?
III. If the entire trip took 3.20 hours.
determine the average speed of the
car. Give
your answer in both
km hour, and m s. (show
conversion)
IV. If the entire trip took 2.50 hours.
determine the average velocity of
the car. Give your answer in both
km h, and mph (show conversion)

Answer 1

Explanation:

It is given that,

A car travels 14 km due west, then does a U-turn and travels 43 km due east (when it takes U-turn, it will change direction from west to east)

i. Total distance = total path covered

= 14 km + 43 km

= 57 km

ii. Let east is positive and west is negative.

Displacement = final position-initial position

= 43-14

= 29 km

iii. If time taken in the entire trip = 3.2 hours

Average speed = distance/time

$s=\dfrac{57\ km}{3.2\ h}\\\\=17.81\ km/h$

1 km/h = 0.2777 m/s

17.81 km/h = 4.94 m/s

iv. If time taken in the entire trip = 2.5 hours

Average velocity = displacement/time

$v=\dfrac{29\ km}{2.5\ h}\\\\=11.6\ km/h$

1 km/h = 0.621 mph

11.6 km/h = 7.2 mph

Henc, this is the required solution.