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A hiker walks 2.95 km north and then 4.10 km west, all in one hour and twenty minutes. (a) Calculate his average speed in km/h. km/h (b) Calculate the magnitude of his average velocity. km/h

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Chapter3: Motion Along A Straight Line

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A hiker walks 2.95 km north and then 4.10 km west, all in one hour and twenty minutes.

(a) Calculate his average speed in km/h.
km/h

(b) Calculate the magnitude of his average velocity.
km/h

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