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Does the speedometer of a car measure speed or velocity? Explain.

Does the speedometer of a car measure speed or velocity? Explain.
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Does the speedometer of a car measure speed or velocity? Explain.

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Car speedometer only measures speed and doesn't give any information about direction. So yes to speed, no to velocity. ... Therefore the object CANNOT have a varying speed if its velocity is constant.
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