Under what conditions does the magnitude of the average velocity equal the average speed?

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Jean Fitzgerald

Physics

29 October, 11:52

Under what conditions does the magnitude of the average velocity equal the average speed?

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Henry · Answer 1

So when the body moves in a straight line the average velocity is equal to the average speed. average velocity would be equal to average speed when the total distance travelled equals the net displacement of a particle. this happens when a particle moves along a straight line in a fixed direction.