College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 11P
ǀ A runner covers one lap of a circular track 40.0 m in diameter in 62.5 s. (a) For that lap, what were her average speed and average velocity? (b) If she covered the first half-lap in 28.7 s, what were her average speed and average velocity for that half-lap?
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