Ben walks 500 meters from his…

Physics Questions

Ben walks 500 meters from his house to the corner store. He then walks back toward his house but stops to talk to a neighbor when he is 200 meters from the corner store. If it takes Ben 910 seconds from the time he leaves his house until he stops to talk to his neighbor, what is his average velocity during this time?

Answer

Average velocity = (displacement) / (time taken for that displacement) and (direction of the displacement). Displacement = (the direct distance from the initial position to the final position) and (the direction from the initial position to the final position). When Ben is 200 meters away from the corner store, he is actually (500 – 200) = 300 meters from his home. Thus, his displacement is 300 meters directed from his house toward the neighbor. Therefore, his average velocity is (300/910) = 0.33 meters per second, directed from his house to the neighbor.

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