What is the speed of an object that travels from ( -1, 7,2) to ( -3, 4,7 ) over 2 s?

1 Answer
Feb 14, 2016

v=sqrt 10

Explanation:

"distance between two point is given as:"
x=sqrt(Delta x^2+Delta y^2+ Delta z^2
Delta x=x_2-x_1=-3+1=-2
Delta y=y_2-y_1=4-7=-3
Delta z=z_2-z_1=-3-2=-5
x=sqrt((-2)^2⁺(-3)^2+(-5)^2)
x=sqrt (4+9+25)
x=sqrt40
v=x/t
v=sqrt 40/2
v=sqrt (4*10)/2=2*sqrt 10/2
v=sqrt 10