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A runner can run a 400.0 meter lap in 50.0 seconds.   He finishes at the same spot as he began.  What is his average velocity?

A runner can run a 400.0 meter lap in 50.0 seconds.   He finishes at the same spot as he began.  What is his average velocity?
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A runner can run a 400.0 meter lap in 50.0 seconds.   He finishes at the same spot as he began.  What is his average velocity?

User Dave Michaels
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velocity: displacement/time
as he's back at the same spot, displacement=0
0/50= 0
hope this helps!
User Nikolay Marinov
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8 meters per second. To find velocity is to divide distance by total time. so 400/50.
User Abinop
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