Question
Abdou runs 10 meters north and then 20 meters south in 10 seconds. a. How much distance did Abdou’s travel? b. What was Abdou’s displacement? c. What was Abdou’s average speed? d. What was Abdou’s average velocity
Answers
GPT 3.5
a. The total distance traveled by Abdou is 10 meters north + 20 meters south = 30 meters.
b. Displacement is the straight-line distance between the starting point and the ending point. In this case, Abdou ended up 10 meters south of his starting point. So, the displacement is 10 meters south.
c. To calculate the average speed, we use the formula:
Average speed = Total distance / Total time
Average speed = 30 meters / 10 seconds = 3 meters per second.
d. Average velocity takes both distance and direction into account. To find the average velocity, we use the formula:
Average velocity = Displacement / Total time
Average velocity = 10 meters south / 10 seconds = 1 meter per second south.
b. Displacement is the straight-line distance between the starting point and the ending point. In this case, Abdou ended up 10 meters south of his starting point. So, the displacement is 10 meters south.
c. To calculate the average speed, we use the formula:
Average speed = Total distance / Total time
Average speed = 30 meters / 10 seconds = 3 meters per second.
d. Average velocity takes both distance and direction into account. To find the average velocity, we use the formula:
Average velocity = Displacement / Total time
Average velocity = 10 meters south / 10 seconds = 1 meter per second south.