Answers to End-of-chapter questions

1 Kinematics describing motion

1 a 120 2 = 4.0 km
60
b The cars direction of motion keeps changing.
Hence its velocity keeps changing. In the
course of one lap, its displacement is zero so
its average velocity is zero. Its average speed
remains constant.
c 1273 1300 m
2 a 1000 m
b 1000 m at an angle 53 W of N
c 16.7 m s1 at an angle 53 W of N
3 a
b
c
d
e

17.2 km
15 200 m at an angle 8 E of N
2000 s
8.6 m s1
7.6 m s1

4 2.6 m s1 at an angle 23 E of N

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