You have exactly 4 minutes 26 seconds to get to your next class on time and that classroom is 216 m east of where you are right now. First you run to your dorm room at an average velocity of 5.42 m/s to the south to pick up your calculator and your dorm room is 332 m south of where you were initially. What average velocity (magnitude only) do you now need to run from your dorm room to your classroom to arrive exactly on time?

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  1. You have exactly 4 minutes 26 seconds to get to your next class on time and that classroom is 216 m east of where you are right now. First you run to your dorm room at an average velocity of 5.42 m/s to the south to pick up your calculator and your dorm room is 332 m south of where you were initially. What average velocity (magnitude only) do you now need to run from your dorm room to your classroom to arrive exactly on time?
      a.
    1.49 m/s
      b.
    5.42 m/s
      c.
    1.93 m/s
      d.
    2.06 m/s
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