average speed of 60 kph East for 1 hr and then continue 80 kph North for 1.5 hrs. (a) What is your average speed for the entire trip? (b)What is your average velocity for the entire trip?

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You drive your car from home to school at an average speed of 60 kph East for 1 hr and then continue 80 kph North for 1.5 hrs.

(a) What is your average speed for the entire trip?

(b)What is your average velocity for the entire trip?

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