A police is driving a cop car to a suspect's home to pick him up. He drives at 59 km/h for 15 minutes and 46 km/h for 30 minutes. What was his average speed in kilometers per hour during the course of 45 minutes? Your answer should be rounded to the closest hundredth.

A police is driving a cop car to a suspect's home to pick him up. He drives at 59 km/h for 15 minutes and 46 km/h for 30 minutes. What was his average speed in kilometers per hour during the course of 45 minutes? Your answer should be rounded to the closest hundredth.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 89A

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