Question

Calculate the velocity of a car traveling in a straight path due east with a distance of 16 meters in 2 seconds. Question 1 options: 32 m/s 32 m/s E 8 m/s E 8 m/s4

Answer 1

E 8 m/s

Explanation:

The magnitude of the velocity (the speed) is the number of meters divided by the number of seconds. (That's what meters per second means.)

|V| = (16 m)/(2 s) = (16/2) m/s = 8 m/s

Velocity is a vector quantity, so must include a direction along with the magnitude.

V = E 8 m/s