Question

A female cheetah left her cubs to hunt for food. She sprinted 30 m away from her den in two seconds. Next, she turned around and traveled 10 meters back toward her den in three seconds. She suddenly stopped and listened intently for 1 second. Then, she traveled 40 meters away from her den in four seconds.

What is the average velocity in m/s ?

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Answer 1

6 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Recall that average velocity is the quantity final position minus initial position, divided by the time it took. So in our case, the cheetah after all the away and back and away again, the mother got a total of: 30 - 10 + 40 = 60 m

and the total time is: 2 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 10 second

Then the average velocity is: 60 m / 10 sec = 6 m/s