Find the average velocity of a bicycle that starts 100km south and is 120km south of town after 0.4 hours

The average velocity is 50 km/h south

Explanation:

The average velocity of an object is its total displacement divided by

the total time taken.

That means it is the rate at which an object changes its position from

one place to another.

Average velocity is a vector quantity.

The SI unit is meters per second.

A bicycle that starts 100 km south and is 120 km south of town after

0.4 hour.

The displacement = 120 - 100 = 20 km south

The time = 0.4 hour

The average velocity = , where D is the displacement

and t is the time

The average velocity of the bicycle = km/h

The average velocity is 50 km/h south

If you want it in meter per second, change the kilometer to meter

and change the hour to seconds

1 km = 1000 m

1 hour = 60 × 60 = 3600 seconds

The average velocity of the bicycle = m/s south