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