Question

A man walks south at a speed of 2.00 m/s for 60.0 minutes. He then turns around and walks north a distance 3000 m in 25.0 minutes. What is the average velocity of the man during his entire motion?

Answer 1

Answer:

v = 0.823 m/s

Explanation:

A man walks south at a speed of 2.00 m/s for 60.0 minutes.

The distance covered in South = 60 × 60 × 2 = 7200 m

He then turns around and walks north a distance 3000 m in 25.0 minutes.

As they moved in opposite direction, net displacement will be : 7200 - 3000 = 4200 m

Average velocity of the man = net displacement/time

$v=\dfrac{4200\ m}{(60+25)\times 60}\\\\=0.823\ m/s$

So, the average velocity of the man is 0.823 m/s.