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a car moves north at a constant speed of 3 ms^-1 for 20 s and then east at a constant speed of 4ms^-1 for 20s. What is the average speed of the car during this motion?

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Average speed of the car during the  motion is 3.5 m/s

Explanation:

Distance covered with speed v1 = 3 m/s for t1 =20 s is

[tex]x_{1}= vt\\x_{1}=3 \times 20\\x_{1}=60 m[/tex]

Distance covered with speed v2 = 4 m/s for t2 =20 s is

[tex]x_{2}= vt\\x_{1}=4 \times 20\\x_{1}=80 m[/tex]

Average speed = total distance covered / total time taken

[tex]V_{avg} = \frac{x_{1}+x_{2}}{t_{1}+t_{2}} \\\\V_{avg} = \frac{60+80}{20+20} \\\\V_{avg}=3.5 m/s[/tex]

Average speed of the car during the  motion is 3.5 m/s

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