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Can instantaneous speed be negative

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Velocity refers to the rate of change in distance of an object, and also the direction of the change, where speed just refers to the rate of change without regard to the direction, so if the object moved at all, it would have an average speed greater than zero, so No.

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"Speed", as the term is used in physics, can only be positive or zero.

"Speed", as the term is used in physics, can only be positive or zero.

"Speed", as the term is used in physics, can only be positive or zero.

"Speed", as the term is used in physics, can only be positive or zero.

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It can not be negative because time cannot be zero

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