A car travels 60 km due north at 40 km h⁻¹ and then turns back

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

Problem

A car travels 60 km due north at 40 km h⁻¹ and then turns back, covering 30 km south at 60 km h⁻¹ before stopping. (a) Determine the magnitude of its average velocity for the whole trip. (b) Determine its average speed for the whole trip.

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