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2.08 5 of 10 A horse canters away from its trainer in a straight line, moving 40 m m away in 8.8 s s . It then turns abruptly and gallops halfway back in 1.6 s s .
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A horse canters away from its trainer in a straight line, moving 40 m
m
away in 8.8 s
s
. It then turns abruptly and gallops halfway back in 1.6 s
s
.

User Nikita Gorshkov
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Calculate its average speed in meters per second

Answer:

5.77 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed= Distance/Time

Distance= 40+ half of 40= 40+20= 60 m

Time= 8.8+1.6=10.4 s

Average speed= 60/10.4=5.769230769 m/s

Approximately, the average speed is 5.77 m/s

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