Aashna swims in a 70 m long pool. She covers 140 m in one minute by swimming from one end to the other end and back along the same straight path. Find the average speed and average velocity of Aashna.

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Solution

Length of the pool: 70m
Average speed:
Speed= Distance/Time
speed=140/60
speed=2.33 m/s

Velocity:
velocity=displacement/time

displacement=0( Since she comes back to the same place)

velocity=0

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Aashna swims in a 70 m long pool. She covers 140 m in one minute by swimming from one end to the other end and back along the same straight path. Find the average speed and average velocity of Aashna.

Length of the pool: 70m Average speed: Speed= Distance/Time speed=140/60 speed=2.33 m/s Velocity: velocity=displacement/time displacement=0( Since she comes back to the same place) velocity=0

Length of the pool: 70m
Average speed:
Speed= Distance/Time
speed=140/60
speed=2.33 m/s

Velocity:
velocity=displacement/time

displacement=0( Since she comes back to the same place)

velocity=0