distinguish between speed and velocity.?
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The short answer is that velocity is the speed with a direction, while speed does not have a direction. Speed is a scalar quantity -- it is the magnitude of the velocity. Speed is measured in units of distance divided by time, e.g. miles per hour, feet per second, meters per second, etc....
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distinguish between speed and velocity?
Speed the distance travelled by a body per unit time.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀speed=distance/time
✎it is a scalar quantity
✎it is always positive
✎its SI unit is m/s
Velocity the distance travelled by a body per unit time in given direction.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀velocity=displacement/time
✎it is a vector quantity
✎it can be positive, negative and zero
✎its SI unit is m/s
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