Question

An acorn falls 10 meters in 4 seconds. What is its average velocity?

Answer 1

Answer:

Average velocity, V = 2.5m/s

Explanation:

Given the following data

Displacement = 10m

Time = 4secs

Average velocity can be defined as the rate of change in displacement with time. Velocity is a vector quantity and as such it has both magnitude and direction.

Mathematically, average velocity is given by the equation;

$Velocity = \frac{displacement}{time}$

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

Substituting into the above equation;

$V = \frac{10}{4}$

Average velocity, V = 2.5m/s