An airplane is flying at 635 km per hour at an altitude of 35,000 m. What is its velocity?

A) 635 km/h

B) 16 m/min

C) 35 000 m/s

D) This cannot be determined without further information about its direction.

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Jonas Huynh

20 December, 01:02

An airplane is flying at 635 km per hour at an altitude of 35,000 m. What is its velocity?

A) 635 km/h

B) 16 m/min

C) 35 000 m/s

D) This cannot be determined without further information about its direction.

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Marques Potter · Answer 1

A velocity of an object is a vector quantity which means that it is concerned on both the magnitude and the direction. From the given, the magnitude is 635 km/hr but the direction is not given. Therefore, the velocity cannot be determined without the direction. The answer is letter D.

An airplane is flying at 635 km per hour at an altitude of 35,000 m. What is its velocity?A) 635 km/hB) 16 m/minC) 35 000 m/sD) This cannot be determined without further information about its direction.

An airplane is flying at 635 km per hour at an altitude of 35,000 m. What is its velocity?

A) 635 km/h

B) 16 m/min

C) 35 000 m/s

D) This cannot be determined without further information about its direction.