A runner does 1.5 laps around a 400-­‐m

track in 77s. What is his average velocity?

isn't the formulas for ave velocity is displacement/time. When I plug number is different from the Professor Answers. My professor answer is 2.6 m/s. Please help me to understand he question.

Thank You

1 answer

1.5 laps is 600 m

600 m / 77 s = 7.8 m/s

it's a straight forward calculation

typo somewhere?