Question

Find the average velocity (in m/s) of a cyclist that starts 200 meters North of town and is 1400 meters North of town after cycling for 20 minutes

Answer 1

The average speed is 1 meter per second

Explanation:

Here, we want to calculate average speed

Mathematically;

Average speed = Total distance/Total time

In this case, the total distance traveled = 1400-200 = 1,200 meters

Total time taken = 20 minutes

Since 60 seconds = 1 minute; 20 minutes is 20 * 60 = 1200 seconds

So average speed = 1200 meters/1200 seconds = 1 meter/second