:confused: How does the speed differ from average velocity? :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

Speed is usually something that is taken at a certain point in time.

For example, you are in a car and you're driving. The speed at first is zero. It goes up as you accelerate. The speedometer gives you your instantaneous speed.

Average velocity, however is defined as the total displacement divided by the total time.

In the above example, say that you went from 0 to 100 km/h in 10 minutes. Your speed varied in this time. Your average velocity however is 50 km/h for this time interval. One more thing, average velocity also takes into account the direction you took while speed does not.

EDIT: You also got a response here (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-science/how-does-speed-differ-average-velocity-498868.html). But you should avoid posting the same question several times in different topics of the forum. Thanks!