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The speed is the MAGNITUDE of the velocity, i.e., without regard to the direction.

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How is speed of a body related its velocity?

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Can velocity of a body vary if speed of the body change?

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What is the speed and direction of a moving body called?

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Can a body have a constant velocity but varying speed?

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When do the velocity and speed of a moving body become equal?

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Can a velocity of a body change its speed is constant?

No. A body with constant velocity is either stationary or going at constant speed in a constant direction. The usual interpretation of speed and velocity goes like this. A velocity is a vector with magnitude and direction. The magnitude is usually called its speed. Changing a speed must change the length of the vector and changing the length of the velocity vector has to change the velocity.


Can a body have constant velocity but changing speed?

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When a body is dropped how is the velocity related to time?

When a body is dropped . . . -- The speed keeps increasing. -- The speed is always 32.2 feet per second (9.8 meters per second) faster than it was one second earlier. -- The direction of the speed is always downward, and never changes. -- Combining the speed and direction gives you the velocity.


Can speed of a body change if its velocity is constant?

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Can a body have constant speed as well as variable velocity?

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