Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 29SP
A runner travels 1.5 laps around a circular track in a time of 50 s. The diameter of the
track is 40 m and its circumference is 126 m. Find (a) the average speed of the runner
and (b) the magnitude of the runner’s average velocity. Be careful here; average speed
depends on the total distance traveled, whereas average velocity depends on the
displacement at the end of the particular journey.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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