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A boat cruises 60 meters west in 10 seconds. What is its instantaneous velocity?

A. 6 m/s
B. 6 m/s west
C. 600 m-s west
D. There is not enough information given to figure out the answer.

User Akbar
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A - 6 meters a second ( 6m/s)

User Sudik Maharana
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Answer:

A. 6 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Instantaneous velocity is calculated by finding the velocity at that particular instant....this is done by dividing the distance by the Time taken...

Velocity = distance/time

Velocity = 60/10

Velocity= 6

Velocity = 6m/s

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