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Matter In Our Surroundings

Question
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An object travels 16 m in 4 s and then another 16 m in 2 s. What is the average speed of the object?

Solution
Total space distance space travelled space by space the space object space space equals space 16 space straight m space plus space 16 space straight m space equals space 32 space straight m space

space Total space time space taken space equals space 4 space straight s space plus space 2 space straight s space equals space 6 space straight s

space space Average space speed space equals space fraction numerator Total space distance space travelled over denominator Total space time space taken end fraction
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space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals space 5.33 space ms to the power of negative 1 end exponent