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What is the relationship between velocity and direction?
What is the relationship between velocity and direction?
A point always moves in a direction that is tangent to its path.
What is velocity and how is it defined?
What is velocity and how is it defined?
Velocity is a quantity that designates how fast and in what direction a point is moving. It is defined as the time rate at which the point is moving along its path.
How is the magnitude of velocity calculated?
How is the magnitude of velocity calculated?
The magnitude of velocity, or speed, is calculated as the distance moved divided by the time taken.
What is average speed and how is it calculated?
What is average speed and how is it calculated?
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Can the speed of a point vary around its average?
Can the speed of a point vary around its average?
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What is the average speed of a train that travels 100 km in 2 hours?
What is the average speed of a train that travels 100 km in 2 hours?
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How is the speed of a point at any instant approximated?
How is the speed of a point at any instant approximated?
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Which quantity designates how fast and in what direction a point is moving?
Which quantity designates how fast and in what direction a point is moving?
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What is the relationship between the direction of a point's motion and a circular path?
What is the relationship between the direction of a point's motion and a circular path?
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What is the magnitude of velocity?
What is the magnitude of velocity?
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