If an object is thrown 60 m into the air and it takes the object 6 s to get there, what's the average speed of the object?
average speed = total distance / total time taken
= 60/6
= 10 m/s
Answer : The average speed of the object is, 10 m/s
Solution : Given,
Distance traveled by the object = 60 m
Time taken = 6 s
Average speed : It is defined as the distance traveled by an object in per unit time. The unit of average speed is, meter/second.
Formula used :
\(\text{Average speed}=\frac{\text{Distance traveled}}{\text{Time taken}}\)
Now put all the given values in this formula, we get the average speed of an object.
\(\text{Average speed}=\frac{60m}{6s}=10m/s\)
Therefore, the average speed of the object is, 10 m/s