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3.2 Exercise 4

Avg difficulty 2.5

If you divide the total distance traveled on a car trip (as determined by the odometer) by the elapsed time of the trip, are you calculating average speed or magnitude of average velocity? Under what circumstances are these two quantities the same?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Speed, exercise 4

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