Introduction to Kinematics

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Velocity

Velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement with time.
It is a vector quantity and has units m/s.
The direction of a velocity vector is same as the direction of the motion of body at that instant of time. Magnitude of instantaneous velocity is same as the speed at the instant.

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Acceleration

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity with time. It is a vector quantity. Its unit is
Constant speed does not guarantee that acceleration is zero. For example a body moving with constant speed in a circle changes its velocity every instant and hence its acceleration is not equal to zero.

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Speed

Speed is rate of change of distance,it is the measurement of how fast or slow objects move, can be given by formula,

S.I unit of speed is