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While jogging on a straight road, Ann covers 300 m towards east in 2 minutes 50 seconds. Then, she turned around and jogs for 1 minute covering a distance of 100 m. Calculate average speed and average velocity.


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The diagram representing the motion is as follows

From A to C:

Time taken =170 s+60 s=230 s

Distance travelled =300 m+100 m=400 m

Hence, average speed=400230=1.74 m/s

Displacement = AC = 200 m

So, average velocity=200230=0.869 m/s


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