An Introduction to Physical Science
An Introduction to Physical Science
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ISBN: 9781305079137
Author: James Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, Charles A. Higgins, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 9E

An airplane flying directly eastward at a constant speed travels 300 km in 2.0 h.

  1. (a) What is the average velocity of the plane?
  2. (b) What is its instantaneous velocity?
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An Introduction to Physical Science

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