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What is average velocity?

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Konstantinos Michailidis

Sep 10, 2015

The average velocity is the displacement divided by time

Explanation:

The average velocity takes the form

$v_{a v} = \frac{x_{2} - x_{1}}{t_{2} - t_{1}}$ $v_(av)=(x_2-x_1)/(t_2-t_1)$

The displacement of a moving object is defined as the vector distance from an intial point to the final point.

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