Question

A security guard walks at a steady pace, traveling 190 m in one trip around the perimeter of a building. It takes him 260 s to make this trip.what is his speed. express answer in 2 significant figures

Answer 1

Answer:

0.7 m/s

Explanation:

The following data were obtained from the question:

Distance travalled (d) = 190 m

Time (t) = 260 secs

Speed (S) =..?

Speed is simply defined as the distance travelled per unit time. Mathematically, it is expressed as:

Speed = Distance (d) /time(t)

S = d/t

With the above formula, we can calculate the speed of the security guard as follow:

Distance travalled (d) = 190 m

Time (t) = 260 secs

Speed (S) =..?

S = d/t

S = 190/260

S = 0.7 m/s

Therefore, the speed of the security guard is 0.7 m/s