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A runner completes one full lap around a circular track of circumference in
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion
Problem
A runner completes one full lap around a circular track of circumference
400
m
400\,\text{m}
400
m
in
100
s
100\,\text{s}
100
s
. Explain why the runner’s average speed is not equal to the magnitude of the average velocity for this lap.
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