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what is the average velocity of an airplane that leaves honolulu and lands, to the north east, in los angeles 5hrs later. total distance between honolulu and los angeles is 2,558 miles. explain so i understand

Displacement measures how far it is from the starting point and the final location, which in this case is the distance between Honolulu and Los Angeles. The difference between distance and displacement is that distance measures how far the object actually travels. For example, the airplane may not fly in a straight line and it may have detours, making the distance much greater than the displacement.

On the other hand, the plane could fly at different speeds at different periods of time. It will be so much more complicated if we have to calculate it. That's why this question only asks you to calculate the average velocity of the plane, ie.

So, we have

the required average velocity =

= 511.6 miles/hour

Hope this helps!

higher potential

explanation:

because it is in a high speed so it must move into a of high potential