Question

Difference between average speed and magnitude of average velocity

Answer 1

The difference is speed does not depend on direction while velocitydepends on direction. Speed is a scalar quantity while velocity is a vector quantity. ... Now coming toaverage speed and average velocity, the average speed is the total linear distance covered divided by the time taken to cover this distance.

Answer 2

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» Average Speed

1) Rate of change of distance of a position with respect to time.

2) It is a Scaler Quantity.

3) It is always positive or zero.

4) It is greater or equal to average velocity.

» Average Velocity

1) Rate of change of displacement of a position with respect to e.

2) It is a vector quantity.

3) It is positive, negative or zero.

4) It is smaller than average speed.