A person travels by car from one city to another with different constant speeds between pairs of cities. She drives for 20.0 min at 70.0 km/h, 6.0 min at 85.0 km/h, and 60.0 min at 50.0 km/h and spends 40.0 min eating lunch and buying gas. (a) Determine the average speed for the trip. km/h (b) Determine the distance between the initial and final cities along the route. km

A person travels by car from one city to another with different constant speeds between pairs of cities. She drives for 20.0 min at 70.0 km/h, 6.0 min at 85.0 km/h, and 60.0 min at 50.0 km/h and spends 40.0 min eating lunch and buying gas. (a) Determine the average speed for the trip. km/h (b) Determine the distance between the initial and final cities along the route. km

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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