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mathaholic

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Continuous velocity exercises

Well, there are many velocity formulas, but let us focus on this formula :

                distance
velocity = -----------
                  time

Let's start.

How many per minute?
1) Distance = 500 meters and Time = 15 minutes
How many meters per minute?

2) Distance = 88 kilometers and Time = 4 minutes and 40 seconds
How many kilometers per minute?

3) Distance = 17.5 kilometers and Time = 3 minutes
How many kilometers per minute?

How many per hour?

4) Distance = 117 kilometers and Time = 9 hours
How many kilometers per hour?

5) Distance = 975 meters and Time = 1 hour and 20 minutes
How many meters per hour?

6) Distance = 400 miles and Time = 1 day
How many miles per hour?

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stapel

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

Well, there are many velocity formulas, but let us focus on this formula :

                distance
velocity = -----------
                  time

Let's start.

For a start, what have you tried so far? Where are you stuck?

How many per minute?

1) Distance = 500 meters and Time = 15 minutes
How many meters per minute?

What did you get when you divided?

2) Distance = 88 kilometers and Time = 4 minutes and 40 seconds
How many kilometers per minute?

What portion of a minute is forty seconds? What did you get when you divided?

3) Distance = 17.5 kilometers and Time = 3 minutes
How many kilometers per minute?

Hint: Divide.

How many per hour?

4) Distance = 117 kilometers and Time = 9 hours
How many kilometers per hour?

Hint: Divide.

5) Distance = 975 meters and Time = 1 hour and 20 minutes
How many meters per hour?

Hint: Convert the minutes to a decimal portion of an hour. Then divide.

6) Distance = 400 miles and Time = 1 day
How many miles per hour?

Hint: Convert the day into hours. Then divide.

ShivamS

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

Since it is in the Exercises section, I would presume he meant for us to solve it for practice.

ShivamS

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

1 small thing by the way. Velocity is displacement over time.

Last edited by Shivamcoder3013 (2013-05-10 00:40:07)

mathaholic

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

Oh, please tell bobbym to close the topic, I'm starting to cause trouble.

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bobbym

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

Hi;

No need to close it.

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mathaholic

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

Why?

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bobbym

bumpkin

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

To close it there would have to be some trouble in it or no replies by other posters.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

ShivamS

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

Hi; I apologize for making you think I wanted to get this thread closed. I simply told you to make a slight change in the original post sice velocity is a vector.

mathaholic

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Re: Continuous velocity exercises

What vector? I don't know much about it.

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