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Q: A woman drives 50 miles to the north. She stops, asks directions, and then drives 50 miles south. If…

A: Given,

Q: George, the absent-minded professor, drives his car 5.0 miles due east along a straight road to the…

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Q: While playing ultimate Frisbee, you run north for 10m, then east for 30m, and finally 34m in a…

A: d⇀net=d⇀north+d⇀east+d⇀south west=10 mj^^+30 mi^+34 mcos 180°+37°i^+34 msin 180°+37°j^=2.85 mi^-10.5…

Q: travel from Winnipeg to Regina and back. The total distance is 1100km. The return to Winnipeg is…

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Q: A swimmer who can consistently keep the same pace to cover 50 meters in 8.41 seconds sets out to…

A: Given: Speed of current of river vrg=2.94 m/s Swimmer maintain pace to cover 50 m. in 8.41 s.

Q: A wildlife researcher is tracking a flock of geese. The geese fly 4.0 km due west, then turn toward…

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Q: A badger looking for food travels 8.0 km [S], 3.0 km [E], 5.0 km [S], 9.0 km [N], then 3.0 km [W].…

A: Given data:  Badger travels 8.0 km [S], 3.0 km [E], 5.0 km [S], 9.0 km [N], then 3.0 km [W]…

Q: A hiker walks 50 m east, then 200 m south and finally 400 m west.What is the total distance and…

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Q: A jetliner, traveling northward, is landing with a speed of 68.2 m/s. reduce its speed to 7.16 m/s.…

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Q: A distracted driver in a residential neighborhood is travelling at 25 miles per hour. The driver…

A: Write the speed of car in ft/s. v=25 miles/hr=25 miles/hr1.46667=36.67 ft/s

Q: In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1.31 m/s, due west. This…

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Q: A dog slips out of its collar while going for a walk and runs away at full speed.  By the time the…

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Q: A grandfather is waiting for his grandchild, pacing back and forth in a straight line in a long…

A: Given:Grandfather walks from a given pooint as follows:A = 12 paces East, thenB = 5 paces West,…

Q: rabbit runs 3.8 m [N] and stops to nibble on some grass. The rabbit   then hops 6.3 m [N] to scratch…

A: Given  A Rabbit displacement D1 = 3.8 m North Displacement D2 = 6.3 m North  We to to find total…

Q: Problem 6: A car goes 56 m to the right and then 26 m to the left. It makes this trip in 55 seconds.…

A: Consider the initial position of the car at point O (xi = 0) as shown in the figure below. The car…

Q: A man is lost in a thick forest. Confused and clueless as to what direction to take, he walks a…

A: The net displacement should be zero. A+B+C=0 C=-(A+B) A=5cos25i+5sin25j=4.53i+2.11j…

Q: A swimmer who can consistently keep the same pace to cover 50 meters in 7.71 seconds sets out to…

A: The height h=50m  Time t=7.71s  To find the actual speed of the swimmer

Q: Nerve impulses in a human body travel at a speed of about 100 m/s. Suppose a person accidentally…

A: Given : v = 100 m/s d = 2 m

Q: A runner goes north 500m, turns east for 1200m, and then goes south for 1000m. What is his…

A: Given that :d1=500 m, north d2=1200 m, eastd3=1000 m, southThen,d1+d3 =500m + 1000md1+d3 =1500m We…

Q: From January 26, 1977, to September 18, 1983, George Meegan of Great Britain walked from Ushuaia, at…

A: Basic Details The average velocity is the ratio of total distance covered to that of the total time…

Q: A student begins at rest and then walks north at a speed of v1 = 0.55 m/s. The student then turns…

A: Given: Speed v1 = 0.55 m/s along north direction Speed v2 = 0.53 m/s along south direction Taking…

Q: A hare and a tortoise compete in a race over a course 2.80 km long. The tortoise crawls straight and…

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Q: Ajetliner, traveling northward, is landing with a speed of 68.2 m/s. Once the jet touches down, it…

A: Given data:  Initial velocity (u) = 68.2 m/s Displacement (d) = 750 m Final velocity (v) = 7.16 m/s…

Q: The velocity of a particle is given by the function v(t)=t^2-7t+1027 , where the velocity is…

A: Given Data : The function of velocity is given as vt=t2-7t+10 The displacement of the particle in…

Q: A pilot flies in a straight path for 1 h 30 min. She then makes a course correction, heading 10…

A: The distance traveled in the original direction is given by: distance = speed x time = 640 mi/h x…

Q: The bacterium Escherichia coli (or E. coli) is a single-celled organism that lives in the gut of…

A: Given,             Zig-Zag constant speed, v = 20 μm/s             Other data in the graph

Q: A horse and a squirrel participate in a race over a 1.90 km long course. The horse travels at a…

A: a) Let the squirrel be x meters from the finish line when horse again resumes the race. At this…

Q: You have already traveled 30 miles east and then 30 miles north. To get back to the start, you…

A: Given: 30 mile east  30 mile North  Get back to the start you travel 30 miles west  t1 = 1 hour…

Q: He spots a juicy one in the grass and takes off from our porch at 5.22 m/s. When he reaches the…

A: The speed of Boomer v =5.22 m/s The distance moved by Boomer d=8.16 m The time taken by Boomer is…

Q: John walks 1.80 km north, then turns right and walks 1.20 km east. His speed is 1.40 m/s during the…

A: Answer..

Q: You walk for 1000 m northwards at a constant velocity of 3 m/s. Then you turn around, and walk with…

A: Given,  Distance travelled in north direction is 1000 m at constant velocity of 3 m/s    d= 1000 m…

Q: A stream is 30. Metres wide and its current flows southward at 1.5 meters per second. A toy boat is…

A: The objective of the question is to find out the time taken by the toy boat to reach the opposite…

Q: A physics teacher walks 5 km East, 2.5 km South, 5 km West, and finally 2.5 km North. The entire…

A: The solution can be given as :- Average speed=total distancetimeAverage velocity=total…

Q: Nerve impulses in a human body travel at a speed of about 100 m/s. Suppose a person accidentally…

A: The distance travelled by the nerve impulse is d=1.6m

Distance and Speed

The speed, distance and time relation forms the basis of study of motion. You will need these concepts in the study of Mechanics. This concept is applicable for students who are studying the following courses –