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A car traveling south in 200 kilometers from its starting point after 2 hours. what is the average velocity of the car?

a.) 100 kilometers
b.) 200 Kilometers
c.) 200 Kilometers

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Answer:

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Dgor
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Well, to be technically precise about it, none of the choices is a correct answer.

Two hours after starting out, the car is 200 km south of where it started.

Its displacement is 200 km south.

Its average velocity is (200 km south) / (2 hours)

Velocity = 100 km/hour South

None of the choices has the correct units, and none has a direction. So none of the choices can even be a 'velocity'.

User CEarwood
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