Average Speed from Ticker Tape Data · PhysicsBowl 2022 #30

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A ticker tape timer is operating at 60 Hz. It was used to analyze the motion of a battery-powered car. The following displacements were measured for five intervals on the ticker tape.
Interval 1Interval 2Interval 3Interval 4Interval 5
0.055 m0.065 m0.055 m0.070 m0.060 m
What is the average speed of the car? a. 0.612 m/s b. 3.66 m/s c. 0.366 m/s d. 0.947 m/s e. 6.32 m/s

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