A bus departs station X and travels straight to station Y

PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion

Problem

A bus departs station X and travels straight to station Y, which is 90 km90\,\text{km} due north of X, in 2 h2\,\text{h}. It halts at Y for 30 min30\,\text{min} and then returns directly to X along the same road in 1 h 30 min1\,\text{h}\,30\,\text{min}. (a) Calculate the total distance travelled and the total time taken, including the halt. (b) Determine the average speed for the whole trip. (c) Determine the average velocity for the whole trip. (d) Explain why the magnitudes of the average speed and average velocity are different or the same for this journey.

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