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Average velocity is different than average speed because calculating average velocity involves
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Average velocity is different than average speed because calculating average velocity involves the vector displacement (net change in position, Δx) divided by elapsed time (v_avg = Δx/Δt) — it accounts for direction — whereas average speed uses the total distance traveled divided by time.
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