A person walks 20.0 meters in a straight line. Then the person turns around and walks back 18.0 meters along the same line. The time for the walk is 9.00 seconds.(a) What is the average speed for this walk?(b) What is the average velocity for this walk?(c) What is the displacement?(d) What is the total distance?

A person walks 20.0 meters in a straight line. Then the person turns around and walks back 18.0 meters along the same line. The time for the walk is 9.00 seconds.(a) What is the average speed for this walk?(b) What is the average velocity for this walk?(c) What is the displacement?(d) What is the total distance?

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

Section: Chapter Questions

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