Question

What is the average velocity of a car that drives 50 meters to the left in 5 seconds?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed {\boxed {\sf 10 \ m/s \ left}}$

Explanation:

Velocity is the speed of something in a given direction. It is a vector quantity, so it has both magnitude and direction. Velocity is calculated by dividing the displacement by the time.

$v= \frac{d}{t}$

The car drives 50 meters to the left in 5 seconds.

• d= 50 m left
• t= 5 s

Substitute the values into the formula.

$v= \frac{50 \ m \ left}{5 \ s}$

Divide.

$v= 10 \ m/s \ left$

The average velocity of the car is 10 meters per second to the left.