Why is the speed, in general greater than the magnitude of velocity?

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To understand the concept of Speed and velocity we need to first understand what displacement and distance are. Displacement:- Overall change in position relative to the start point e.g. How much it is moved from the start point. It is a vector quantity. Distance:- How much covered in total. It is a...
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To understand the concept of Speed and velocity we need to first understand what displacement and distance are. Displacement:- Overall change in position relative to the start point e.g. How much it is moved from the start point. It is a vector quantity. Distance:- How much covered in total. It is a scalar quantity. So by the above definition, Distance is always equal to greater than displacement. Let me give a small example to understand the concept clearly. Suppose you are running a 400m race in the track, distance covered is 400m & displacement is 0 because you have reached the start point and hence no change in position. Speed = Distance/time and Velocity = Displacement/time Since, Distance >= Displacement, Always Speed >= velocity. Happy learning!!! read less
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