In 17.2 seconds, a shopping cart is pushed 15.6 meters towards the west. What is the velocity of the cart? A. 1.6 m/s East B. 0.9 m/s West C. 1.1 m/s West D. 1.6 m/s West c

Respuesta :

We have that:

[tex]\text{velocity}=\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}[/tex]

then, in this case, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} d=15.6m \\ t=17.2s \\ v=\frac{d}{t} \\ \Rightarrow v=\frac{15.6m}{17.2s}=0.90\frac{m}{s} \\ v=0.9\frac{m}{s} \end{gathered}[/tex]

therefore, the velocity of the cart is 0.9 meters per second.