Question

A humpback whale took 12.5 minutes to swim 1,170. Meters south at a constant velocity. What was the whale’s velocity?

__ meters per minute to the south

Answer 1

Answer: 93.6 meters per minute to the south

Step-by-step explanation:

Time taken by humpback whale = 12.5 minutes

Displacement = 1,170. Meters South

The whale’s velocity = ?

Recall that velocity is the rate of change of displacement per unit time.

i.e Velocity = displacement / Time taken

Velocity = 1170metres / 12.5 minutes

= 93.6 meters per minute

Thus, the whale’s velocity is 93.6 meters per minute to the south