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Jogger Example

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Suppose a jogger leaves her house and jogs north 300 meters to the streetlamp on the corner.  She turns west, jogs another 300 meters, and gets the oak tree 2 minutes after leaving home

  1. Which of the three distances given in the figure is the displacement d?
  2. What is the jogger's average velocity? 
  3. What is the total distance (not displacement) travelled? 
  4. What is the average speed (not velocity) during the 2 minutes? 

 

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350 meters/min
500 meters
700 meters
250 meters/min in a direction between north and west

Correct Answer

(1) 500 meters
(2) 250 meters/min in a direction between north and west
(3) 700 meters
(4) 350 meters/min

Explanation

It is the clear that speed and velocity are definitely different things

Reference

Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide


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