The discussion focuses on calculating the direction of average velocity given a displacement of 1.65 km at 25° north of west and an average velocity of 0.55 km/h. To determine the direction of average velocity, one must understand that average velocity is a vector quantity defined as displacement divided by time. The time can be calculated by dividing the displacement by the average velocity, which leads to a time of 3 hours. The average velocity direction will be the same as the displacement direction, which is 25° north of west.
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What is the definition of average velocity? That will answer your question.copitlory8 said:How would I find the direction in degrees of average velocity in a problem where I have calculated displacement to be 1.65 km at 25° north of west and the average velocity to be .55km/h?