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Question
A car moving on a straight path covers a distance of 1 km due east in 100 s. What is velocity of the car?
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Solution
Distance = 1 km = 1000 m
Time = 100 s
Speed = `("distance")/("time")`
= `(1000)/(100)`
= 10 m/s
Velocity of car = Speed with direction = 10 m/s due east
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