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Yes - just like any velocity, average velocity is a vector and has a direction associated with it. Speed, on the other hand is only an intensive property which has no specific direction associated with it. You could consider speed to be the magnitude of the velocity vector.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThat is its definition, to put it simply. Velocity is a vector quantity, meaning it has a direction, and thus when you add, subtract, multiply or divide velocities, you must take into account whether they are positive or negative.
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∙ 9y agoYes. Well, actually, in informal language "speed" and "velocity" are often used interchangeably. But in physics, the words are used with different meanings - "speed" being just a number (and a measurement, of course), whereas "velocity" includes information about the direction as well.
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∙ 13y agono because whether the direction is north or south the velocity is still the same
(if there is no difference in their paths)
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∙ 13y agoYes, velocity has magnitude and direction. Speed, on the other hand, only has magnitude.
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∙ 9y agoOf course. 30 mph for an hour heading north from your house, and 30 mph heading southwest from your house, will take you to two completely different places.
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∙ 11y ago"Speed" is the term used in physics when you don't care about the direction. If you care about the direction, that is, you want to work with a vector, then the term "velocity" is used.
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∙ 12y agoyea, it is a vector.
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What Has Direction Speed or Velocity?
Velocity.
What is then net force if the velocity of an object is changing?
As velocity is changing that means acceleration/deceleration is taking place. Hence, Force will not be equal to zero. However, the direction of force will depend on the direction of velocity of body. So, it's not possible to predict whether the force will be positive or negative. The net force can not be found as the dimensions of body like mass and change in velocity are not given in the question.
What two factors does acceleration depend on?
-- the magnitude and direction of the force acting on an object -- the mass of the object being forcefully acted upon
Why is velocity tangential to the path of a body?
Velocity is a vector; having direction. So, when changing direction constatly to have velocity a tangent can be drawn to the constantly changing path of the object having velocity.
Why is velocity a vector quantity?
Velocity refers to both speed and direction. A vector refers to both magnitude (the speed in this case) and a direction. Speed without reference to a direction is a scalar, a magnitude without direction.
How is the absolute value of velocity speed?
Velocity is a vector and its magnitude depends on the direction. If it is positive in one direction, going in the opposite direction it is negative. But speed is a scalar and does not depend on the direction. It has the same value, whatever the direction. That is how the absolute value of velocity is speed.
Does constant speed depend on direction?
no,because speed is scalar which has magnitude only meanwhile velocity is vector which has magnitude and direction
What is speed in a given direction is called?
Speed in a given direction is velocity.
Does momentum have a direction?
Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.Momentum is mass x velocity; velocity has a direction, therefore momentum has a direction.
Why does velocity not depend on distance?
Velocity does depend on distance. Velocity = Distance/Time
Under what circumstances can an object move in a circular path without being accelerated?
It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.It can't. If there is a change in direction, there is a change in velocity ("velocity" includes the direction), and therefore, an acceleration.
What is the velocity of a bus heading to Alpharetta traveling at 15 km in 4 10 minutes?
That's going to depend on where the bus leaves from, or ... what is equivalent ... what direction it has to head in order to get to Alpharetta. You can't talk about a velocity without a direction.
What is speed in a given direction?
Speed in a given direction is called velocity.
What is the formula of velocity?
There are several definitions. not just one. Average velocity in a direction = Average displacement (distance) in that direction/time Instantaneous velocity in a direction = derivative of displacement in that direction with respect to time Average velocity in a direction = Initial velocity in that direction + Average acceleration in that direction * time Instantaneous velocity in a direction = Definite integral of acceleration in that direction with respect to time, with initial velocity at t = 0 Then there are others in which time is eliminated.
What are 2 factor does momentum depend on?
By definition p=mv: momentum = mass * velocity (speed if you don't care about direction)
Does the average speed depend on direction?
you know that i am your father and u are my son in the same way average velocity is your mother and velocity is your sister so go home u are drunk
What causes a spaceshuttle to change in velocity by change in direction?
A change in velocity constitutes a change in direction because velocity includes direction.
