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Explain that a can have zero average velcoity but not zero average speed.

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Average velocity=displacement //(total time taken) and average speed =total distance travelled//(total taken ) .If an object completes a circular path of radius (r ) in time (t), then its displacement is zero but distanc etravelled by body is ` 2 pi r`. Therefore, the average velocity of body =zero but average speed of body ` =2 pir//t`.
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