travel, from beginning to end. The distance is always positive.
SI Units: meter, m
Displacement: Displacement, , is the change in position:
SI Units: meter, m
Average Speed:
Average speed is never negative.
SI Units: meters per second, m/s
Average Velocity:
SI Units: meters per second, m/s
Graphical Interpretation of Velocity: In an x-versus-t plot, the average velocity is the slope of a line connecting two points.
Instantaneous Velocity: The velocity at an instant of time is…
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