Question

The Princess cruise ship left San Francisco and traveled south for 8 hours at a speed of 30mph. What is the velocity of the ship? Round your answer to the hundreths place

Answer 1

Answer:

v = 300 mph due South.

Explanation:

Given that,

The Princess cruise ship left San Francisco and traveled south for 8 hours at a speed of 30mph.

We need to find the velocity of the ship. It can be calculated by total distance divided by total time taken.

Velocity is a vector quantity i.e. it has both magnitude and direction. On the other hand, the speed has only magnitude (scalar quantity).

In this case it is mentioned that the cruise is travelling south with a speed of 300 mph.

Hence, the velocity is 300 mph in South direction.