Thursday, 14 September 2017

kinematics - What is the difference between these two ways to calculate average velocity?



Average velocity:


$$v_{\rm avg,1}=\frac{v_{\rm final}+v_{\rm initial}}{2}$$


and average velocity:


$$v_{\rm avg,2} =\frac{\rm total\;displacement}{\rm time \;taken}=\frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t} $$


What is the difference between them and when do we use them?




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