motion in a straight line

In an experiment, a shearwater (a seabird) was taken from its nest, flown a distance 5280

km

k m
away, and released. It found its way back to its nest 13.2

days

d a y s
after release.

Part A

If we place the origin in the nest and extend the +x-axis to the release point, what was the bird’s average velocity for the return flight?



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m/s

m / s