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You are taking a trip from Oshawa to Niagara Falls in your family car. The total distancefrom Oshawa to Niagara Falls is 170 km.In the pursuit of science, you decide to measure certain physical quantities. The odometer on thecar reads 28 456.0 km at the beginning of the time interval measured, and at the end of the timeinterval of 1.35 hours it reads 28 577.5 km
(a) Determine the average speed of the car during this time periodin kilometers per hour..(a) ∆d = 28 577.5 km – 28 456.0 km = 121.5 km∆t = 1.35 h
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av = ? km/h
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av = ∆d∆t= 121.5 km1.35 h= 90.0 km/h (3 significant digits)The average speed of the car is 90.0 km/h.
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