Physics

Physics

Problem

A person walks 60 m60\,\text{m} east in 1 min1\,\text{min} and then 80 m80\,\text{m} north in the next 2 min2\,\text{min}. What is the magnitude of the person's average velocity for the entire 3 min3\,\text{min} interval? a) 0.78 m s−10.78\,\text{m s}^{-1} b) 0.83 m s−10.83\,\text{m s}^{-1} c) 0.56 m s−10.56\,\text{m s}^{-1} d) 0.33 m s−10.33\,\text{m s}^{-1}

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