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MIT OCW Physics 26 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is the magnitude of the average velocity vector equal to the average speed? In challenge problem 1.2 "Runner," I find that the average speed (total distance traveled / time elapsed) is approximately equal to 4.36 m/s...not 2.70 m/s, which is the magnitude of the average velocity vector.

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