Question

A train leaves the station heading south on the tracks. It takes the train 5 seconds to reach 50 miles per hour. It completes the entire 100-mile trip in two hours. Calculate the train's average speed and velocity over the two-hour trip. Show your work. Identify if each of the measurements are a scalar or vector quantity

Answer 1

divide until you figure out how many miles they went per second. If it takes 5 seconds to reach 50 miles per hour it took 10 seconds per every 10 miles meaning each mile took 1 second. (Not actually possible but the answer) So, If it finished a 100 mile trip in 2 hours it took an hour for 50 miles. If it took 1 hour for 50 miles divide 60/50 which gets you 1.2 so it took 1.2 miles per minute meaning the car went 120 miles per hour I believe. I hope this helps :)