This is an exercise in kinematics, on Uniform Rectilinear Motion.
To start solving this exercise, we obtain the data:
Distance (d) = 600 m
Time (T) = 5 minutes = 300 sec
Speed (V) = ?
<em>Since it asks us for the speed in </em><em>kilometers per hour (Km/h)</em><em>, we perform a time conversion, from minutes to seconds. Taking into account that </em><em>1 minute = 60 seconds.</em>
<h3>5 minutes * (60 sec/1 minutes) = 300 sec</h3>
To calculate the speed we apply the following formula:
<h3> V = D/T</h3>
We substitute our data in the given formula and solve:
<h3>
V = 600 m / 300 sec</h3>
V = 2 m/s
<em>But since it asks us for the speed in km/h, we carry out a conversion, taking into account that </em><em>1 km = 1000 meters</em><em> and </em><em>3600 seconds = 1 hour</em><em>, so:</em>
<h3>2 m/s * (1 km/1000 m)*(3600 s/1 hr) = 7.20 km/h</h3>
Answer: <u><em>The speed of the person is 7.20 km/h.</em></u>
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