A train travelling at 50km/h approaches another train moving towards the first at 90km/h. If they are 35km apart (on a straight
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Answer:
I. Speed = 20m/s
II. Velocity = 20m/s due North.
Explanation:
<u>Given the following data;</u>
Distance = 40m
Time = 2secs
To find the speed;
Mathematically, speed is given by the formula;
Substituting into the equation, we have;
<em>Speed = 20m/s.</em>
In physics, we use the same formula for calculating speed and velocity. The only difference is that speed is a scalar quantity and as such has magnitude but no direction while velocity is a vector quantity and as such it has both magnitude and direction.
<em>Therefore, the velocity is 20m/s due North</em>.