A car travels due north in and then due south in

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Problem

A car travels 50 km50\,\text{km} due north in 1.0 h1.0\,\text{h} and then 30 km30\,\text{km} due south in 45 min45\,\text{min}. What is the magnitude of its average velocity for the whole trip? (a) 28.6 km h−128.6\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1} (b) 45.7 km h−145.7\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1} (c) 11.4 km h−111.4\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1} (d) 13.8 km h−113.8\,\text{km}\,\text{h}^{-1}

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