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Lila is a track and field athlete. She must complete four laps around a circular track. The track itself measures 400 meters from start to finish and the race took her 6 minutes to complete. Which best describes her speed and velocity?

Answer :

skyluke89

Her speed is 4.44 m/s, her velocity is zero

Explanation:

The difference between speed and velocity is:

- Speed is a scalar quantity telling "how fast" an object is moving, regardless of its direction of motion.  It is calculated with the equation:  

[tex]speed = \frac{d}{t}[/tex]

where

d is the distance travelled

t is the time interval considered

- Velocity is a vector quantity given by:

[tex]velocity = \frac{d}{t}[/tex]

where

d is the displacement of the object (a vector which connects the initial position to the final position of motion)

t is the time elapsed

In this problem, we have:

- The distance covered by Lila is 4 times the length of the track, so

[tex]d=4\cdot (400 m)=1600 m[/tex]

The time elasped is

[tex]t = 6 min \cdot 60 =360 s[/tex]

So the speed is

[tex]speed=\frac{1600}{360}=4.44 m/s[/tex]

- The displacement of Lila, instead, is zero, because her final position corresponds to her initial position (the track is circular). Therefore, her velocity is also zero:

[tex]velocity=\frac{0}{360}=0[/tex]

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