A hot air balloon rise off the ground to a height of 100 m in five seconds, then comes back down to the same position on the ground, where it started after another five seconds find the distance traveled the total displacement of the balloon and average speed of the balloon
To find the distance traveled, we need to calculate the sum of the upward and downward distances.
The upward distance is equal to the height of 100 m.
The downward distance is also 100 m because the balloon returns to the same position on the ground.
Therefore, the total distance traveled by the balloon is 100 m + 100 m = 200 m.
The total displacement of the balloon is zero since it ends up in the same position it started.
To find the average speed of the balloon, we need to calculate the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken.
The total time taken is 5 seconds for the upward journey and 5 seconds for the downward journey, so the total time taken is 5 seconds + 5 seconds = 10 seconds.
Therefore, the average speed of the balloon is 200 m / 10 s = 20 m/s.