Use the formula below for this question:
re-arrange to solve for a:
now simply plug in your variables and there's your answer :). If you ever get stuck, you can look up the kinematic equations!
Explanation:
(a) Displacement of an object is the shortest path covered by it.
In this problem, a student is biking to school. She travels 0.7 km north, then realizes something has fallen out of her bag. She travels 0.3 km south to retrieve her item. She then travels 0.4 mi north to arrive at school.
0.4 miles = 0.64 km
displacement = 0.7-0.3+0.64 = 1.04 km
(b) Average velocity = total displacement/total time
t = 15 min = 0.25 hour
Hence, this is the required solution.
Explanation:
In geology, there are 5 divisions of time on the time scale. They are:
- eons
- eras
- periods
- epochs
- ages
Eons are the largest time period, while ages are the shortest time period. The rest of the above listed are in between the two.
