An athlete is training on a 100 m long linear track. His motion is described by the graph of his position vs. time, below. X (m) 100 80 DA B 60 40 A 20 t (s) 50 60 10 20 30 40 (a) For each segment of the graph, find the magnitude and direction of the athlete's velocity. magnitude va direction VA m/s ---Select--- magnitude vB m/s direction vB ---Select--- magnitude vc m/s direction Vc ---Select--- magnitude vp direction VD m/s ---Select--- (b) What are the magnitude and direction of the athlete's average velocity over the entire 60 s interval? magnitude m/s

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An athlete is training on a 100 m long linear track. His motion is described by the graph of his position vs. time, below.
X (m)
100-
80
B
60
40
A
t (s)
60
10
20
30
40
50
(a) For each segment of the graph, find the magnitude and direction of the athlete's velocity.
magnitude vA
m/s
direction vA
---Select---
magnitude vB
m/s
direction VB
---Select---
magnitude vc
m/s
direction vc
---Select---
magnitude vD
m/s
direction vp
---Select---
(b) What are the magnitude and direction of the athlete's average velocity over the entire 60 s interval?
magnitude
m/s
direction
---Select---
20
Transcribed Image Text:An athlete is training on a 100 m long linear track. His motion is described by the graph of his position vs. time, below. X (m) 100- 80 B 60 40 A t (s) 60 10 20 30 40 50 (a) For each segment of the graph, find the magnitude and direction of the athlete's velocity. magnitude vA m/s direction vA ---Select--- magnitude vB m/s direction VB ---Select--- magnitude vc m/s direction vc ---Select--- magnitude vD m/s direction vp ---Select--- (b) What are the magnitude and direction of the athlete's average velocity over the entire 60 s interval? magnitude m/s direction ---Select--- 20
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