Speed is distance per unit time and velocity is also distance per unit time. What the is the difference between the two ?

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Speed is scalar whereas velocity is vector.
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Speed does not take direction into account means it is scalar quantity. Velocity takes direction in to account means it is a vector.
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Speed is a scalar quantity. Velocity is vector quantity.
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in velocity we consider direction but in speed we do not consider direction as distance is measured only
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Velocity is defined as displacement per unit time and it is a vector quantity depends on direction.
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Speed is scalar quantity and velocity is a vector quantity by this mean both are different. Both have same unit but velocity represent both magnitude and direction.
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Speed is scalar and velocity is vector. If you travel from your home to shop and back to home, you will have speed, but velocity will be zero.
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Speed and Velocity like brother. As explained in diagram.
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Actually speed is the distance per unit time where as velocity is the displacement per unit time. As the distance implies only magnitude hence it is a scalar quantity and so speed is a scalar quantity where as displacement is a vector quantity as if it has both magnitude and direction and hence velocity...
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Actually speed is the distance per unit time where as velocity is the displacement per unit time. As the distance implies only magnitude hence it is a scalar quantity and so speed is a scalar quantity where as displacement is a vector quantity as if it has both magnitude and direction and hence velocity is a vector quantity. Again one thing to be remembered that distance and displacement are not exactly same there is a slight difference between them and which makes them a completely different physical quantities. Displacement is the distance between the initial and final position of a traversed body it may be even zero but distance will never be zero. Hope you understand the answer very clearly to the depth. read less
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Speed is distance covered in unit time. So no particular direction. so it is a scalar quantity. Velocity is displacement covered in unit time. it is in particular direction. So vector quantity.
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