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Chapter 2 Problem 22P

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Problem 22P

IP You drive in a straight line at 20.0 m/s for 10.0 miles, then at 30.0 m/s for another 10.0 miles, (a) Is your average speed 25.0 m/s, more than 25.0 m/s, or less than 25.0 m/s? Explain, (b) Verify your answer to part (a) by calculating the average speed.

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Part (a)

Consider we are driving a car in a straight line for 10.0 miles at 20.0 m/s and another 10 miles at 30.0 m/s. We are going to check the average speed is 25 m/s or not.

It seems that our average speed is 25 m/s, but the car takes more time to complete the first 10 miles at 20.0 m/s and takes a shorter time to complete another 10 miles at 30 m/s. So that, we will be traveling at the lower speed for a longer time. Hence the average speed lies near 20 m/s and not beyond 30 m/s.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Solved: IP You drive in a straight line at 20.0 m/s for

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