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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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A student drives the 105 mile trip back to campus after spring break and travels with an average speed of 65 mph for one hour and 30 minutes for the first part of the trip what distance was travel during this time and if traffic is heavier on the last part of the trip takes another half hour what was the average speed during this leg of the trip and can you find the average speed for the total trip

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Total distance of trip (d) = 105 mile = 168 km

Average speed (a) = 65 mph for 1 hr 30 min

Time (t) = 1 hr 30 min = 90 min for first half of trip.

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