Final answer:
The horse's velocity after completing a mile on an oval track and ending at the starting point is 0 mph. However, if considering speed, the horse runs at approximately 8.57 mph. The given options do not accurately represent this calculation.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question pertains to determining the velocity of a horse after running a complete race on an oval track, where the start and end points are the same. In physics, velocity is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction. Since the horse starts and finishes at the same point, the displacement over the course of the race is zero. Consequently, the average velocity is also zero because velocity is displacement divided by time.
In this scenario however, we are looking for speed, which is a scalar quantity and only considers magnitude, not direction. Speed is total distance divided by time. The horse runs a one mile track in 7 minutes. To find the speed, first convert 7 minutes to hours:
7 minutes = 7/60 hours = 0.1167 hours
Then divide the distance (1 mile) by the time in hours to find the speed:
Speed = 1 mile / 0.1167 hours = approximately 8.57 mph
Since none of the options matches this calculation, it seems there might be a mistake in the provided answer choices. If we had to choose from the given options and ignore the direction of the horse's travel, B. 7 mph would be the closest to the calculated value, albeit still not accurate.