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Explain why the arithmetic average of the initial and final velocities represents the…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Motion · Motion
Problem
Explain why the arithmetic average
(
u
+
v
)
/
2
(u+v)/2
(
u
+
v
)
/2
of the initial and final velocities represents the true average velocity of a particle only when its acceleration remains constant throughout the motion.
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