Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Vectors
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What is defined as the difference between the final position vector and the initial position vector of a particle?

  • Speed vector
  • Velocity vector
  • Displacement vector (correct)
  • Acceleration vector
  • How is average velocity defined for a particle during a time interval Δt?

  • Change in displacement divided by time interval (correct)
  • Change in speed divided by time interval
  • Change in velocity divided by time interval
  • Change in acceleration divided by time interval
  • What does the magnitude of the instantaneous velocity vector represent?

  • Total distance travelled
  • Acceleration of the particle
  • Direction of motion
  • Speed, a scalar quantity (correct)
  • How is average acceleration of a particle defined as it moves?

    <p>Change in velocity divided by time interval</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is useful to define when the average acceleration of a particle changes during different time intervals?

    <p>Instantaneous acceleration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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