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Yohn
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Yohn asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 9 years ago

Is the direction of average velocity same as the direction of the instantaneous velocity in projectile?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    No because the tangent varies in a curve on a graph.Average velocity just gives u overall motion and direction. But to find the direction at that point, average velocity doesn't help. Got it!

  • 9 years ago

    No.

    Average velocity is total displacement/time.

    So if you throw a ball and after 10s it lands 20m to your right, the average velocity is

    20m/10s = 2m/s to the right.

    But the instantaneous velocity continuously changes through the flight. When you throw it, the instantaneous velocity when it leaves you hand is several m/s at some angle to the horizontal.. The magnitude and direction of the instantaneous velocity change from moment-to-moment during the flight; as the height increases the speed decreases and vice versa.

  • 9 years ago

    If you're traveling at a constant velocity, the average velocity is the same as the instantaneous velocity at any point.

    Source(s): Answered by chacha
  • 9 years ago

    no ..

    average velocity is total displacement by total time taken ( it is constant for a given situation) .... where as the instantaneous velocity changes at every pt.

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  • 9 years ago

    No

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