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Strike441 [17]
3 years ago
14

A biologist looking through a microscope sees a bacterium at r⃗ 1=2.2i^+3.7j^−1.2k^μm(1μm=10−6m). After 6.2 s , it's at r⃗ 2=4.6

i^+1.9k^μm. find average speed
Physics
1 answer:
stiv31 [10]3 years ago
3 0

The Average velocity for the bacterium is 0.75 unit/sec.

<u>Explanation:</u>

The given values are in the vector form

Where,

dS = distance covered

dT = time interval

Now, to calculate distance covered, we have

|d S|=\sqrt{d S^{2}}

&

d S=r_{2}-r_{1}

d S=(4.6 i+1.9 k)-(2.2 i+3.7 j - 1.2 k)

d S=(4.6-2.2) i+(0-3.7) j+(1.9+1.2) k

d S=2.4 i-3.7 j+3.1 k

Now, putting these values in the standard formula to evaluate the average velocity, we get;

v_{a v g}=\frac{|\mathrm{d} S|}{d T}

v(a v g)=\frac{|\sqrt{\left\{\left(2.4^{2}\right)+\left(3.7^{2}\right)+\left(3.1^{2}\right)\right\}}|}{7.2}

As dT=7.2 sec

Now,

Solving the equation, we get;

v(a v g)=\frac{5.390732789}{7.2}

\begin{aligned}&v(a v g)=\frac{5.39}{7.2}\\&v(a v g)=0.748611111\\&v(a v g)=0.75 \text { units / sec }\end{aligned}

Hence, the average velocity for the bacterium is 0.75 unit/sec.

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