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The unit of velocity is a ___ unit.

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Velocity is the distance covered in unit time. Hence, it is $\frac{distance}{time}$ .

The unit of speed is obtained from the expression $\frac{m}{s}$ and is equal to $m s^{- 1}$ . Hence it is a derived unit.

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