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Speed

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A plane is traveling at 760 mil/hr and a train is going to the same location with a speed of 720 mil/hr. Who will get to the destination faster? Why? (Answer in a complete sentence)

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An airplane flies with a constant speed of 720 km/hr. How long will it take to travel a distance of 1440 km? (Show all work) Show all four steps: 1. Write the formula, 2. List what is given, 3. Plug-in your numbers, 4. Box your answer

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Julia riders her horse 12 miles in 45 minutes. What is her average speed in mil/min? (Show all work) Show all four steps: 1. Write the formula, 2. List what is given, 3. Plug-in your numbers, 4. Box your answer

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Julia rides her horse 18 km with a constant speed of 6 km/hr and another 7 km with a constant speed of 12 km/hr. What is her average speed for the total trip? (Show all work) Show all four steps: 1. Write the formula, 2. List what is given, 3. Plug-in your numbers, 4. Box your answer

Speed that does not change (cruise control).

Vector

Instantaneous Speed

Constant Speed

Average Speed

Has a direction and a magnitude.

Vector

Instantaneous Speed

Constant Speed

Average Speed

Speed at any given point.

Vector

Instantaneous Speed

Constant Speed

Average Speed

Total distance traveled divided by the total time.

Vector

Instantaneous Speed

Constant Speed

Average Speed