Question

A woman walks 5 meters due east in 12 seconds and then back 2 meters in 7 seconds due west. Determine the person’s velocities for the 5 meters, the 2 meters and the person’s average velocity for the whole walk.

Answer 1

Due east - 0.42mps

Due west - 0.29mps

Step-by-step explanation:

So for the 5 meters 12s

and 2 meters 7s

for the first one we will do 12/5 = 2.4

for the second one 7/2 = 3.5

that is the amount of seconds per meter but we want meters per seconds so

5/12 = 0.42mps

2/7 = 0.29mps