What is the average speed of the object? What is the average velocity?

Answer:
Avg speed
[tex] \frac{dp}{dt } = \frac{5 - 4}{12 - 0} = \frac{1}{12} m \: per \: s[/tex]
avg velocity
[tex] \frac{5}{4} m \: per \: s[/tex]
Hi there!
Average speed = Distance / time
From the previous question, distance = 17m, so:
Speed = 17/12 ≈ 1.417 m/s
Average velocity = DISPLACEMENT/ time
Displacement = 1m, so:
Average velocity = 1/12 ≈ 0.083 m/s