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This is because speed is defined as the absolute value of velocity - irrespective of the direction of motion.

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Q: Why is the value of velocity equal to speed?
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When average velocity and average speed is equal?

For the instantaneous value of average velocity, average speed and average velocity are equal.


Why is the absolute value of speed equal to velocity?

It's not. Unless you add a direction to speed it will not become velocity. Since positive and negative are sometimes used to denote direction, absolute value of velocity may equal speed (certain situations)


Is absolute value of velocity is equal to speed?

Ye.s


How much does mph equal?

mph or 'miles per hour' is a unit and can equal any value of speed or velocity.


Is speed equal to velocity?

Velocity is a vector, which means it has a direction, but speed isn't. Speed is the absolute value of velocity. Velocity can be negative, meaning that the speed is opposite to the direction that you're calling the positive direction.


When is speed equal to the magnitude of velocity?

That is the case when you are talking about instantaneous speed and velocity - or when the velocity is constant. In the case of an average speed and velocity, this relation does not hold.


When do speed and velocity become equal?

speed and velocity becomes equal when a body is moving on a straight road without changing its direction.


Is true that absolute value of speed equals velocity?

No, you've got it backwards. The absolute value of velocity equals speed. Velocity is speed with a direction; speed is just a number, without regard to direction.


Why is the absolute value of velocity speed?

It's a scrambled equation. What you meant to say is, "The absolute value of velocity equals speed."


Can speed equal velocity?

Speed is the size of velocity. But velocity also has a direction. "30 miles per hour" is speed. "30 miles per hour north" is velocity.


Is final velocity equal to speed?

Yea it is.


When is the average velocity is equal to the instantaneous velocity?

Average velocity equals the average speed if (and only if) the motion is in the same direction. If not, the average speed, being the average of the absolute value of the velocity, will be larger.