A sprinter runs one complete round of a circular track of circumference in and stops…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

A sprinter runs one complete round of a circular track of circumference 400 m400\,\text{m} in 80 s80\,\text{s} and stops where she started. Explain why her average velocity for the run is zero but her average speed is not zero.

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