Question

A jogger runs 6 km north ,5 km east then another 4km north her average speed 8 km how long will it take her to complete her run

Answer 1

The time taken to complete her run is 1.9 hr.

Explanation:

Speed is a scalar quantity and it is defined as the ratio of distance covered to the time taken to cover that distance. As distance is also a scalar quantity, so the directions given in the problem can be ignored. Thus, the distance covered by the jogger is the sum of kilometers given in problem.

Distance covered = 6+5+4 = 15 km

And the speed is given as 8 km/hr.

So the time taken will be ratio of distance to speed.

$\text { time }=\frac{\text {distance}}{\text {speed}}=\frac{15}{8}=1.9 \text { hour }$

So the jogger will take 1.9 hr to complete her run.