You and your family drive to California for a well deserved vacation. You leave Houston at 4:00 am on Friday, drive straight though the night, and arrive in San Diego at 5:00 am the next day. If the distance between Houston and San Diego is 1900 kilometers, what was your average velocity on the drive? (Ignore the time zone change)

You and your family drive to California for a well deserved vacation. You leave Houston at 4:00 am on Friday, drive straight though the night, and arrive in San Diego at 5:00 am the next day. If the distance between Houston and San Diego is 1900 kilometers, what was your average velocity on the drive? (Ignore the time zone change)

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter3: Motion Along A Straight Line

Section: Chapter Questions

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