Exercise 3C

1 a Speed = |3i + 4j| 2 c Distance = speed × time

= 2
3 +4 2
= 62 + 22 × 0.75
= 9 + 16 = 0.75 × 36 + 4
= 25 = 0.75 × 40
= 5 m s −1 = 4.74 km (3 s.f.)

b Speed = |24i − 7j| d Distance = speed × time

242 + ( −7 ) ( −4 ) + ( −7 )
2 2 2
= = ×120
= 576 + 49 =120 × 16 + 49
= 625 = 120 × 65
= 25 km h −1 = 967 cm (3 s.f.)

c Speed = |5i + 2j|

( −3)
2
2 2
3 a Speed = + 42
= 5 +2
= 9 + 16
= 25 + 4
= 25
= 29
−1
= 5 m s −1
= 5.39 m s (3 s.f.)
Distance = 5 × 15 = 75 m
d Speed = |−7i + 4j|
( −7 )
2
= + 42 b Speed
= 2 2 + 52

= 49 + 16 = 4 + 25
= 29
= 65
= 5.39 m s −1 (3 s.f.)
= 8.06 cm s −1 (3 s.f.)
Distance = 3 × 5.39 = 16.2 m (3 s.f.)
2 a Distance = speed × time
= 82 + 6 2 × 5
52 + ( −2 )
2
c Speed=
5 × 64 + 36
=
= 25 + 4
= 5 × 100
= 29
= 50 km
= 5.39 km h −1 (3 s.f.)
b Distance = speed × time
= 52 + ( −1) ×10
2 Distance = 3 × 5.39 = 16.2 km (3 s.f.)

=10 × 25 + 1
= 10 × 26
= 51.0 m (3 s.f.)

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 122 + ( −5 )
2
=
3 d Speed
= 144 + 25
= 169
= 13 km h −1

Distance = 0.5 × 13 = 6.5 km

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