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To get to a concert in time, a harpsichordist has to drive 122miles in 1.93 hours. (a) If he drove at an average speed of 52.0mi/h in a due west direction for the first 1.22 h, what must be hisaverage speed if he is heading 30.0° south of west for theremaining 42.6 min?(b) What is his average velocity for the entiretrip?(give magnitude and direction)

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The key difference between speed and velocity is that velocity includes a direction a Let x be the unknown speed during the second leg of his trip We know that d rt and we are given that the total trip is 122 miles and 193 hours so 52 mph 122 hrs x 193 hrs 122 hrs 122    See Answer
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