College Physics
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ISBN: 9780134601823
Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 2, Problem 29P
* You hike two-thirds of the way to the top or a hill at a speed or 3.0 ml/h and run the final third at a speed of 6.0 mi/h. What was your average speed?
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