Question

an airplane starts out with a velocity of 0 m/s, and with a constant acceleration the plane reaches a speed of 50 m/s after traveling a distance of 250 m. it takes the plane 10 seconds to travel this distance. what is the plane's average velocity during those 10 seconds?

Answer 1

The plane's average velocity during the 10 seconds of travel is 25 m/s.

Average velocity is defined as the change in position or displacement (∆x) divided by the time intervals (∆t) in which the displacement occurs. The average velocity can be positive or negative depending upon the sign of the displacement. The SI unit of average velocity is meters per second (m/s or ms-1).

To find the plane's average velocity during the 10 seconds of travel, we can use the formula:

Average velocity = Total displacement / Total time

In this case, the total displacement is given as 250 m, and the total time is given as 10 seconds. We need to find the average velocity.

Average velocity = 250 m / 10 s

= 25 m/s

Therefore, the plane's average velocity during the 10 seconds of travel is 25 m/s.