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How do you calculate the average speed of an object?

User Jhpratt
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Answer:


\huge \boxed{S=(d)/(t) }


\rule[225]{225}{2}

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed is the rate at which an object covers a distance in a period of time.

The formula to find speed is as follows:


\Longrightarrow \ \ \displaystyle \sf speed =(distance \ travelled )/(time \ taken)


\Longrightarrow \ \ \displaystyle S =(d )/(t)

You divide the distance travelled by the time taken to find the speed.


\rule[225]{225}{2}

User Vintrojan
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Answer:

The average speed of an object is the total distance traveled by the object divided by the elapsed time to cover that distance. It's a scalar quantity which means it is defined only by magnitude. A related concept, average velocity, is a vector quantity.

Step-by-step explanation:

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