Question

Starting from the front door of your ranch house, you walk 50.0 m due east to your windmill, and then you turn around and slowly walk 30.0 m west to a bench where you sit and watch the sunrise. It takes you 27.0 s to walk from your house to the windmill and then 47.0 s to walk from the windmill to the bench. For the entire trip from the front door to the bench, what are your :

a. average velocity
b. average speed

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Total displacement for entire trip = final position - initial position

= 50 m - 30 m = 20 m

Total time = 27 + 47 = 74 s

Average velocity = Total displacement / total time

= 20 / 74 = .27 m /s

Total distance covered in entire trip = 50 + 30 = 80 m

Total time = 74 s

Average speed = Total distance covered / total time

= 80 / 74 = 1.08 m /s .