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Direction of Instantaneous Velocity

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when the velocity is constant , does the average velocity over any time interval differ from the instantaneous velocity?

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$v e l o c i t y i s c o n s \tan t m e a n s d i s \tan c e t r a v e l i s s a m e i n s a m e i n t e r v a l o f t i m e . H e n c e a v e r a g e v e l o c i t y i s s a m e t h e i s n \tan t e n e o u s v e l o c i t y .$

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