A horse canters away from its trainer in a straight line, moving 116 m away in 14.0 s

Chapter 2, Problem 10P

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Problem 10P

A horse canters away from its trainer in a straight line, moving 116 m away in 14.0 s. It then turns abruptly and gallops halfway back in 4.8 s. Calculate (a) its average speed and (b) its average velocity for the entire trip, using “away from the trainer” as the positive direction.

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QUESTION:

Problem 10P

A horse canters away from its trainer in a straight line, moving 116 m away in 14.0 s. It then turns abruptly and gallops halfway back in 4.8 s. Calculate (a) its average speed and (b) its average velocity for the entire trip, using “away from the trainer” as the positive direction.

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Solution 10P:

Step 1 of 2:-

In this problem we have to find the average speed and average velocity of the horse.

The horse first moves 116 m in the positive direction.

Then it turns back and came half the way in the reverse direction, which will be 116/2=58 meters.

The time taken to reach 116 m is: .

The time taken to come back half the way is: .

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