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Im trying to understand velocity can someone please confirm whether my understanding is correct here?
If an object were to mover from point A to point B which is a distance of 50 metres, in a time of 50 seconds then the speed of that object would be 50 metres per second and the velocity would be 50 m/s^2. However if the object were to go from A to B but then move back to A travelling at 50 metres per second then the speed would be 50m/s but the velocity would be 0 because the object has no displacement from the original point.
Please correct me if I am wrong or help me to understand it better. Thank you.
Thank you to the person who pointed out that the speed would be 1m/s and not 50 m/s. That was a mistake on my part.
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- 5 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, velocity takes into account your overall change in position with respect to time, and is in m/s, I might add, it takes into account your direction, further 50m/50s does not equal 50 m/s, its 1 m/s