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A car travels due north in and then due south in
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion
Problem
A car travels
50
km
50\,\text{km}
50
km
due north in
1.0
h
1.0\,\text{h}
1.0
h
and then
30
km
30\,\text{km}
30
km
due south in
45
min
45\,\text{min}
45
min
. What is the magnitude of its average velocity for the whole trip? (a)
28.6
km
h
−
1
28.6\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1}
28.6
km
h
−
1
(b)
45.7
km
h
−
1
45.7\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1}
45.7
km
h
−
1
(c)
11.4
km
h
−
1
11.4\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1}
11.4
km
h
−
1
(d)
13.8
km
h
−
1
13.8\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1}
13.8
km
h
−
1
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