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If you are traveling around a curve at a constant speed of 30 km is the veiocity change?
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Answered 2010-02-04 02:07:50
Yes, the velocity is changing.
Velocity is a quantity composed of the speed and the direction of motion.
Constant velocity means: Constant speed, in a straight line.
If the direction is changing, then the velocity is changing, even if the speed is constant.
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