Question

An airplane traveling from San Francisco northeast to Chicago travels 1260 km in 3.5h . What is the airplane’s average velocity

Answer 1

Answer:

Given the following data;

Distance = 1260km

Time = 3.5h.

Velocity =?

Velocity can be defined as the rate of change in displacement (distance) with time. Velocity is a vector quantity and as such it has both magnitude and direction.

Mathematically, velocity is given by the equation;

Velocity = \frac{distance}{time}Velocity=

time

distance

V = \frac{d}{t}V=

t

d

Substituting into the above equation;

V = \frac{1260}{3.5}V=

3.5

1260

Velocity, V = 360km/h.

Since velocity is a vector quantity, it must have both magnitude and direction.

Hence, the average velocity of the airplane is 360km/h due Northeast.