Asked by kyle

Jesse travels 3.0 meters east and then turns and travels 4.0 meters north. The trip requires 35 seconds. What is his velocity?

0.14 m/s
0.14 m/s, northeast
5.0 m/s, northeast
5.0 m/s, southwest
Answered by oobleck
velocity = displacement/time
He ends up 5 km from home, so
v = 5m/35s = 0.14 m/s
hmmm let's see ... he went east, then north, so that direction would be ...