Question

In a garden, an ant walked past an earthworm that was moving at 7.2 millimeters per second. When it passed the worm, the ant had walked 458millimeters directly toward a plant at a constant velocity. It took the ant 10.0seconds to walk that distance. What was the ant's velocity?

Answer 1

To find the ant's velocity, we need to divide the distance it traveled by the time it took to travel that distance. In this case, the ant traveled 458 millimeters in 10.0 seconds, so its velocity is equal to 458 / 10.0 = 45.8 millimeters per second. This is the ant's speed, which is the magnitude of its velocity without taking direction into account.

Answer 2

45.8 millimeters per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the ant's velocity, we need to first find the distance it traveled and the time it took to travel that distance.

The distance the ant traveled is 458 millimeters, and the time it took to travel that distance is 10.0 seconds.

To find the ant's velocity, we divide the distance it traveled by the time it took to travel that distance.

This gives us a velocity of 458 millimeters / 10.0 seconds = 45.8 millimeters per second.