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Assertion : On a curved path, average speed of a particle can never be equal to average velocity.
Reason : Average speed is total distance travelled divided by total time. Whereas average velocity is, final velocity plus initial velocity divided by two.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason Is the correct explanation of the Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason Is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

D

Assertion is incorrect and Reason is correct

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D
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