Answer to Question #221996 in Physics for caleb villarreal

Question #221996

Tandy runs on a path that is 25 kilometers long to get to a field that is south of the jogging path. If it takes Tandy 2.5 hours then:

a. What is her speed?

b. What is her velocity?

Expert's answer

(a) the speed

v=\frac{d}{t}=\frac{25\:\rm km}{2.5\:\rm hr}=10\:\rm km/hr

(b) the velocity

v=10\:\rm km/hr\quad \rm toward\; south

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