HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
- A boy cycles continuously through a distance of 1.0km in 5 minutes. Calculate his average speed.
Solution
1km = 1000m
1 minutes =60 seconds
5 minutes = 5×60 = 300 seconds
Average speed = distance/time
1000/300 = 3.33m/s - A car travels with a constant velocity of 45km/hr for 20 seconds. What distance does it cover in this time.
Solution
Conversion of units
Velocity 45km/hr =( 45×1000)/(60×60) = 12.5m/s
Distance = velocity×time
12.5×20 = 250m