Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 2 - One-Dimensional Kinematics - Conceptual Questions - Page 47: 8

Answer

Yes. My friends are telling me about their average velocity, not the instantaneous velocity.

Work Step by Step

If they traveled in the negative direction to return to a place they passed on the road, their instantaneous velocity was negative for some time.
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