A truck is making a delivery and must take a few roads to go around a lake. The truck starts driving at 24 m/s [14 N of E] for 18 minutes. It then turns into a new road and drives 20 m/s [10 E of N] for 12 minutes. Finally, it drives 22 m/s [W] for 30 minutes. (Don't forget to convert to metres when solving and please include diagrams). a. What is the truck's displacement from its starting point? b. Calculate the average speed and average velocity over the entire trip

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A truck is making a delivery and must take a few roads to go around a lake. The truck starts driving at 24 m/s [14 N of E] for 18 minutes. It then turns into a new road and drives 20 m/s [10 E of N] for 12 minutes. Finally, it drives 22 m/s [W] for 30 minutes. (Don't forget to convert to metres when solving and please include diagrams).

a. What is the truck's displacement from its starting point?

b. Calculate the average speed and average velocity over the entire trip. 

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