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Usually average speed means the rationof total distace travelled to the total time elapsed. However, sometimes thephrase ` average speed can vean the magnitude of the average velocity. Are the two same ? Discuss. |
| Answer» It is not correct to say that the average speed of the body is ewual to the magnitude of the average velocity because they have got dufferbt meanings. As average sped, v_(av)= total distance travelled//time taken and magnitude of average velocity `= | vec v_(av) | =| displacement//time |`. As, the distance travelled by a moving body is always positive and can never be zero or negative , whereas the displacement of body can be wero, negative or positiove. So, distance `ge` displacenent. gtbrgt Hence, ` v_(av) ge | vec v_(av) |` . | |