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If the instantaneous speed of an object remains constant can its instantaneous velocity change?
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Answered 2008-09-11 06:31:18
Yes. Velocity is speed and direction so it can change velocity by changing direction.
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If the instantaneous velocity of an object is constant then so is acceleration.?
It does not make sense to say that the instantaneous velocity is constant. Instantaneous velocity by definition means that it is the velocity at a moment of time. If this is a question on some homework, just say no. The acceleration, or rate of change of the velocity, is not necessarily constant.
The velocity of an object can change even if the speed remains constant?
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Velocity can change even if speed is constant.
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Can velocity change even if the speed remains constant?
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What Is the difference between velocity and average velocity?
Velocity is an instantaneous measure. Mathematically, it is the limiting value of the change in the position vector divided by the change in time as the latter tends to zero. Over larger time periods, the average velocity is the total change in the position vector divided by the total change in time. If velocity is constant, the average velocity will be the same as the instantaneous velocity.
Can you have velocity without acceleration?
Yes. Acceleration is a change in velocity. With no acceleration, velocity remains constant, possibly at zero.
How is acceleration calcuated?
Dividing change of velocity by the time it takes to change the velocity. If acceleration is not constant, this will give you the average acceleration during the period; to get the instantaneous acceleration, you have to take the derivative of the velocity.
Does an object's velocity remain constant when its speed and velocity do not change?
Reading the question carefully, I can state categorically, withoutthe slightest fear of contradiction, that YES, the object's velocityremains constant when its velocity does not change.
Can an object be accelerating if it has constant velocity?
No. The definition of acceleration is the change in an object's velocity over time. Acceleration must then be zero since velocity remains constant.
Name the physical quantity which remains constant during circular motion?
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What does instantaneous velocity mean?
Instantaneous velocity is a vector quantity representing the velocity Vi at any point.It is the time rate of change in displacement.
What is instentaneous acceleration?
instantaneous acceleration is the instantaneous change of velocity with respect to time.
When is the instantaneous velocity equal to avg velocity?
Mainly, when the velocity doesn't change. Also, in the case of varying velocity, the instantaneous velocity might, for a brief instant, be equal to the average velocity.
Does the slope of a position time graph represent average velocity or rate of change of velocity?
The tangent at a point on the position-time graph represents the instantaneous velocity. 1. The tangent is the instantaneous slope. 2. Rather than "average" velocity, the slope gives you "instantaneous" velocity. The average of the instantaneous gives you average velocity.
Velocity can change if the speed and direction of the object changes and can change if the object remains blank fill in the blank?
The answer for the blank is "constant".
How can you find the value of the impulse?
The value of an impulse is the change in momentum. If the mass remains constant it is the mass times the change in velocity.
What are some examples when speed remains constant but the velocity changes?
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Is it possible that the velocity of a body changes and its acceleration remains constant?
The definition of acceleration is: Any change of velocity, that is, speed or direction of motion. If an object is undergoing constant acceleration, then the definition says that its velocity must be changing.
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The velocity can still change, even if the speed doesn't. This is because velocity is a vector - not only the magnitude is important, but also the direction.
Can it have zero acceleration and non zero velocity?
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Why achanging velocity cannot maintaining constant speed?
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What is the rate of change in position at a given point in time?
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