Bob is standing at 10 m from an apple tree, where he sees an apple falling from the height of 5 m. At that instant, he starts running towards the tree and catches the apple right before it hits the ground. What is his average speed?

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Bob is standing at 10 m from an apple tree, where he sees an apple falling from the height of 5 m. At that instant, he starts running towards the tree and catches the apple right before it hits the ground. What is his average speed? 

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