In which of the following cases is the average velocity of the motion zero while the…

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In which of the following cases is the average velocity of the motion zero while the average speed is NOT zero? (a) Walking 400 m400\,\text{m} straight north and stopping there in 4 min4\,\text{min} (b) Walking 400 m400\,\text{m} around a circular track and stopping at the starting point in 4 min4\,\text{min} (c) Walking 400 m400\,\text{m} around a semicircular track and stopping at the opposite side in 4 min4\,\text{min} (d) Walking 200 m200\,\text{m} east and then 200 m200\,\text{m} north and stopping there in 4 min4\,\text{min}

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