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Race Track Example:

If the drivers go around the entire track at exactly 195 mph, is their speed constant? Is
their velocity constant? Explain.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Speed, which is just a scalar magnitude, remains a constant.

Velocity , which is a vector, changes ....velocity is speed magnitude AND direction (as a vector)

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