Question

An athlete runs 600 m in 2 minutes and the next 1000 m in 1 minute on the same straight

path. What is his average speed and average velocity?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Average speed is found by adding together the total distances traveled by the athlete and divide that total by the total time it took.

Average velocity is vector, which means it includes direction. If the athlete heads one way and then turns around, his displacement might actually be negative! Yikes! Let's look at speed first:

`s=(600+1000)/(2+1)=(1600)/(3)=533(1)/(3)(m)/(min)`

Velocity is the displacements added together divided by the total amount of time it took. The displacement is the same as the distance here, since the athlete did not veer off his straight-path and didn't turn around.

Average velocity = average speed = 533.3 m/min