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Can someone help me with this Physics problem?
A horse canters away from its trainer in a straight line, moving 35m away in 8.5s . It then turns abruptly and gallops halfway back in 2.0s .
a)Calculate its average speed for the entire trip.
b) Calculate its average velocity for the entire trip, using "away from the trainer" as the positive direction.
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Find distance 35 + 17.5 and time , 8.5 + 2, find avaerage speed from distance over time. Note the average velocity has quite a different value because direction matters and displacememnt is 35 - 17.5 in time of 10.5 s.