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Velocity(Speed with Direction)

If two bodies...

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If two bodies are moving with the same speed but in different directions they will have -

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same velocities

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same acceleration

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different velocities

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is C different velocities
Since velocity is a vector quantity as it has both magnitude as well as direction. So the two bodies moving with same speed but in different directions have different velocities.

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