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You drive a car 1500ft to the East, then 2500 ft to the North. If the trip took 3.0 minutes, what was the direction and magnitude of your average velocity, in m/s? (1 m =3.281 ft.)

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You drive a car 1500ft to the East, then 2500 ft to the North. If the trip took 3.0 minutes,
what was the direction and magnitude of your average velocity, in m/s?
(1 m =3.281 ft.)

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