Consider a swimmer that swims a complete round-trip lap of a 50 m long pool in 100 seconds. What is the swimmers average speed and average velocity?

The average speed is 1 m/s

The average velocity is 0

Explanation:

Given;

length of the pool, L = 50 m

time taken for the motion, t = 100 s

The total distance = 50 m + 50 m

The total distance = 100 m

The average speed = total distance / total time

                                  = 100 / 100

                                  = 1 m/s

The average velocity = change in displacement / change in time

change in displacement = 50 m - 50 m = 0

The average velocity = 0 / 100

The average velocity = 0

acceleration = (change in speed) / (time for the change)

change in speed = (20-120)= -100 m/s.

1.5 min = 90 sec

acceleration = -100/90 = -1.11 m/s^2.

we don't care about the 150kg or the 2,500 meters. they don't make any difference.

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