Why formula of velocity is like : displacement/time . What is the need of displacement Over here in this formula.

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Solution

Displacement is the vector difference between the ending and starting positions of an object. It may be very different from the distance the object has travelled along the way. Velocity is the rate at which displacement changes with time.

You know speed=Distance /time

velocity is a derived quantity of speed and displacement is derived quantity of distance.

so we can say,

velocity= displacement/time

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