A student drove to the university from her home and noted that the odometer reading of her car increased by 12.0 km. The trip took 17.9 min. a.If the straight-line distance from her home to the university is 10.310.3 km in a direction 28.028.0º south of east, what was her average velocity? (magnitude and direction south of east) b.If she returned home by the same path 6.50h after she left, what was her average speed for the entire trip?

A student drove to the university from her home and noted that the odometer reading of her car increased by 12.0 km. The trip took 17.9 min. a.If the straight-line distance from her home to the university is 10.310.3 km in a direction 28.028.0º south of east, what was her average velocity? (magnitude and direction south of east) b.If she returned home by the same path 6.50h after she left, what was her average speed for the entire trip?

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A student drove to the university from her home and noted that the odometer reading of her car increased by 12.0 km. The trip took 17.9 min.

a.If the straight-line distance from her home to the university is 10.310.3 km in a direction 28.028.0º south of east, what was her average velocity? (magnitude and direction south of east)

b.If she returned home by the same path 6.50h after she left, what was her average speed for the entire trip?

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