Question

What is the speed of the animal from 0-20s? 50 m/s 0.4 m/s 20 m/s 2.5 m/s

Answer 1

Answer:

2.5 m/s

Explanation:

The speed of the animal is given by the ratio between the distance travelled by the animal and the time elapsed:

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

where d is the distance travelled and t the time elapsed. Note that this quantity is also equal to the slope of the curve.

In the time interval 0-20 s, we have

d = 50 m - 0 m = 50 m

t = 20 s - 0 s = 20 s

So, the speed is

$v=\frac{50 m}{20 s}=2.5 m/s$