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A cyclist maintains a constant velocity of 6.1 m/s headed away from point A. At some initial time, the cyclist is 242 m from point A. What will be his displacement from his starting position after 51 s? Answer in units of m.

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Answer:

553.1m

Step-by-step explanation:

When an object moves at constant velocity we can express this movement like V=x/t, where V is the velocity, x is the displacement and t is the time spent on it.

In that way, the expression x=V.t give us the displacement from t=0s until t=51s, but we have to sum the initial distance from the point A.

x=242m +V.t = 242m + (6.1m/s x 51s) = 553.1m

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