Explain how an object could have zero average velocity but non-zero average speed?
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Average velocity = Displacement / Time
Average speed = Distance / Time
For a moving body it’s displacement can be zero but it’s distance can’t be zero.
∴ An object can have zero average velocity but can’t have zero average speed
Average speed = Distance / Time
For a moving body it’s displacement can be zero but it’s distance can’t be zero.
∴ An object can have zero average velocity but can’t have zero average speed
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