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Tresset [83]
2 years ago
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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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1 answer:
ElenaW [278]2 years ago
5 0
B - speed and direction are combined in another quantity, called velocity. It can be thought of as its speed in a particular direction. Speed is the corresponding scalar quantity, because it does not have a direction.
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