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Chapter2 Speed Velocity
Chapter2 Speed Velocity
Notes
Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
Displacement
• The distance in a straight line in a certain direction from the
starting point
• Eg Lily walked 1km to the North, then 2km to the East
followed by 1km to the south.
• a. what is her total walking distance?
• b. what is her final displacement?
• Answers:
• a. 1 + 2 + 1 = 4km
• b. 2m due east from starting point
Speed and Velocity
• Scalar: has only magnitude and no direction
• Speed is distance travelled by a body per unit time
• Vector: has both magnitude and direction
• Velocity is distance travelled per unit time in a stated direction