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mahamehdi
Sep 7, 2008, 10:19 PM
A horse canters away from its trainer in a straight line, moving 150 m away in 19.0 s. It then turns abruptly and gallops halfway back in 4.6 s.


(a) Calculate its average speed.
m/s


(b) Calculate its average velocity for the entire trip, using "away from the trainer" as the positive direction.
m/s

ISneezeFunny
Sep 7, 2008, 10:32 PM
Average speed is the (total distance traveled)/(total time it took)

Average velocity is (total displacement)/(total time)