Question

An airplane traveling from San Francisco northeast to Chicago travels 1260 km in 3.5 h. What is the airplanes average velocity?

Answer 1

Answer:

Average velocity = 360km/h due Northeast.

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Distance = 1260km

Time = 3.5h.

Velocity =?

Velocity can be defined as the rate of change in displacement (distance) with time. Velocity is a vector quantity and as such it has both magnitude and direction.

Mathematically, velocity is given by the equation;

$Velocity = \frac{distance}{time}$

$V = \frac{d}{t}$

Substituting into the above equation;

$V = \frac{1260}{3.5}$

Velocity, V = 360km/h.

Since velocity is a vector quantity, it must have both magnitude and direction.

Hence, the average velocity of the airplane is 360km/h due Northeast.