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Grade 12th passMechanics

A verage speed can mean the magnitude of the average velocity. Another, more common, meaning given to it is that average speed is the total length of path traveled divided by the elapsed time. Are these meanings different? Give an example to support your answer

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Your first statement is incorrect, velocity is displacement over time, your second statement is correct, average velocity is not related to average speed. 

 
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