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A passenger arriving in a new town wishes to go from the station to a hotel located ` 10 km` away on a straight road from the station. A dishonest cabman takes him along a circuitous path ` 23 km` long and reaches the hotel in ` 28` minutes . What is (a) the average speed of the taxi, (b) the magnitude of average velocity ? Are the two equal ?

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`49.3 kmh^(-1), 21.4 kmh^(-1)`
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