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How you express average speed and average velocity in equation form?
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∙ 12y ago
The only difference between speed and velocity is that velocity is a vector, so it must have magnitude and direction. Speed is just a magnitude. So, speed is just change in position (distance traveled) divided by time. s=d/t. Velocity is the same equation, but you need to give it a direction, e.g. to the right, or up. if you are using deltas (∆) the s=∆d/∆t. The delta (∆) just means change. So the expanded form would be
d2-d1/t2-t1. If you are using calculus, than v(x)=dx/dt where dx is the instantaneous change in position and dt is the infinitely small change in time. However, if you are operating in 3 dimensions than v(x,y,z)=∂x/∂t+∂y/∂t+∂z/∂t.
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What is the equation for convertin speed to velocity?
There is no special equation. But to fully specify a velocity, you need to know an object's speed as well as the direction in it moves.
Is Distance the magnitude of average velocity?
No. Average velocity is still a velocity.Distance is a product of (a velocity or speed) times (a length of time).
Does average velocity have a direction associated with it?
The term "velocity", as used in physics, DOES have an associated direction. Most derived terms, such as "average velocity", also do.
When is average speed of an object not equal to average velocity?
For example, an object goes in a circle, at a speed of 50 km/hour. The average speed is 50 km/hour; the average velocity is zero.
Which equation is used to find average speed?
The equation is Average Speed = Distance Travels/Time. Just answered it Correct!
When average velocity and average speed is equal?
For the instantaneous value of average velocity, average speed and average velocity are equal.
How is velocity different from average speeed?
Velocity is speed and its direction. Average velocity is average speed and its direction.
Does average velocity and average speed have the same number?
velocity is a vector and speed is scalar. Velocity has magnitude and directions, with magnitude being speed. The magnitude of average velocity and average speed is the same.
What is the equation for convertin speed to velocity?
There is no special equation. But to fully specify a velocity, you need to know an object's speed as well as the direction in it moves.
In what condition average velocity is equal to average speed give an example?
When an object is moving along a straight line at a variable speed, we can express the magnitude of the rate of motion in terms of average velocity.It is the same way as we calculate average speed.
Is Distance the magnitude of average velocity?
No. Average velocity is still a velocity.Distance is a product of (a velocity or speed) times (a length of time).
Is meters per second a way to express units in velocity?
No, velocity is a vector, not a scalar. Metres per second is a way to express speed but to express velocity you also need a direction.
What is the equation for motion?
Which one SPEED? VELOCITY? ACCELERATION ?...
Does average velocity have a direction associated with it?
The term "velocity", as used in physics, DOES have an associated direction. Most derived terms, such as "average velocity", also do.
Why is the absolute value of velocity speed?
It's a scrambled equation. What you meant to say is, "The absolute value of velocity equals speed."
What is the equation for velocity approaching that the speed of light?
The equation isv ≈ c
Can a body have nonzero average speed but have zero average velocity give example?
An object moving in a circular path at constant speed will have a non-zero average speed and zero average velocity since velocity is a vector parameter,
