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Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Explained

The document outlines the differences between speed, velocity, and acceleration, highlighting their definitions and characteristics as scalar and vector quantities. It explains that speed is a scalar that cannot be negative, while velocity and acceleration, being vectors, can have negative values. Additionally, it distinguishes between instantaneous and average speed, providing examples of each.

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Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Explained

The document outlines the differences between speed, velocity, and acceleration, highlighting their definitions and characteristics as scalar and vector quantities. It explains that speed is a scalar that cannot be negative, while velocity and acceleration, being vectors, can have negative values. Additionally, it distinguishes between instantaneous and average speed, providing examples of each.

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Speed: Velocity: Acceleration:

How fast an object is Speed with direction Rate of change of velocity.


moving
Vector Vector
Scalar Displacement/time Change in velocity/Time
Distance/Time Displacement is vector Taken.
quantity Vector quantity
Can never be negative Can be negative because its Can be
because its scalar vector negative(retardation)
m/s m/s m/s^2

Instantaneous vs avg
Instantaneous
Distance/time
Speedometer, atheletes
Avg
Total distance/total time
gmaps

1a) 2/6 hr 200 km


Circle q

Jonas travels at 20 km 1hr. around a circle what is velocity

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