Instructions.
Press the Start Trip button and watch the data counters carefully as the car reaches the "Turn" and begins to come back:
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The First Leg: During the first \(4\) seconds, as the car moves toward the right, how do the values for Average Speed and Average Velocity compare? Why are they identical during this part of the trip?
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The Turn-Around: After the car passes the 10m mark and starts moving back toward Home, what happens to the Average Velocity? Why does it start to decrease even though the car is still moving?
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Distance vs. Displacement: Notice the Total Distance never stops growing. Since Speed is calculated as \(\text{speed} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}\text{,}\) how does this explain why the Speed stays high while Velocity drops?
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Critical Thinking: If the car drove all the way back to "Home" (\(0\) m), what would its final Average Velocity be? What would its Average Speed be?