2. Starting from a pillar you run 200 m east at an average speed of 5 m/s and then run 280 m west at an average of 4 m/s to a post. Calculate a. your average speed from pillar to post and b. your average velocity from pillar to post

2. Starting from a pillar you run 200 m east at an average speed of 5 m/s and then run 280 m west at an average of 4 m/s to a post. Calculate a. your average speed from pillar to post and b. your average velocity from pillar to post

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Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

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2. Starting from a pillar you run 200 m east at an average speed of
5 m/s and then run 280 m west at an average of 4 m/s to a post.
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a. your average speed from pillar to post and
b. your average velocity from pillar to post

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