A car makes a trip due north for three-fourths of the time and due south one-fourth of the time. The average northward velocity has a magnitude of 47 m/s, and the average southward velocity has a magnitude of 31 m/s. Taking northward to be the positive direction, what is the average velocity, in m/s, for the trip?

A car makes a trip due north for three-fourths of the time and due south one-fourth of the time. The average northward velocity has a magnitude of 47 m/s, and the average southward velocity has a magnitude of 31 m/s. Taking northward to be the positive direction, what is the average velocity, in m/s, for the trip?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section5.1: Vectors

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