A car travels in a straight line with an average velocity of 80 km/h for 2.5 h
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A car travels in a straight line with an average velocity of 80 km/h for 2.5 h and then with an average velocity of 40 km/h for 1.5 h.
(a) What is the total displacement for the 4-h trip?
(b) What is the average velocity for the total trip?
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