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The space capsule is moving up at a speed of 80 miles per hour a few seconds

after launch. What is the space capsule's velocity?

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Answer:

80 miles

Explanation:

it is 80 miles bc it asked for its speed and that is 80 also i did this on iready a while ago :)

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Answer:

117.3 feet per second.

Explanation:

Velocity is the speed of an object in a definite direction. In mechanics, velocity is a vector quantity. It requires magnitude and direction to make any sense. Velocities are expressed per unit time.

The SI unit of time is the second.

Now, suppose we need the velocity in feet per second. A simple calculation will help:

feet per second = miles per hour × 1.466667 [ in other words, one mile per hour equals 1.466667 feet per second]

For a space capsule moving at 80 miles per hour, the velocity is given by

= 80 × 1.466667

= 117. 3 ft/s [feet per second]

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