In a period of 3 h, a man walks 13 km north, turns around and walks 5 km south. Find his average velocity in km/h? Please pay attention to sign. (-) means the average velocity is to the south, (+) means the average velocity is to the North.

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In a period of 3 h, a man walks 13 km north, turns around and walks 5 km south. Find his average velocity in km/h? Please pay attention to sign. (-) means the average velocity is to the south, (+) means the average velocity is to the  North.

Steve · Answer

final displacement is 8 km in 3 hrs, so v = 8/3 km/hr North His speed, on the other hand, is non-directional, so it is just distance covered = 18/3 = 6 km/hr

Dave · Answer

A person walk 13km/hr to the north, what is the person average velocity in km/hr & m/s