What is the velocity (m/s) of a penguin that slides 95m over a 120s period towards the south pole?

Negar asked Aug 27, 2023

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Negar asked Aug 27, 2023

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We will have the following:

$v=(95m)/(120s)\Rightarrow v=(19)/(24)m/s$
$\Rightarrow v=0.791666666\ldots m/s\Rightarrow v\approx0.79m/s$

So, the exact velocity is 19/24 m/s, that is approximately 0.79m/s.

Blade answered Sep 2, 2023

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