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It is a vector. It is the directed straight line distance, or displacement, between two points on the path of movement (even though the actual path may be curved) divided by the actual time taken to move from one point to the other.
The reason that it is a vector is that the direction traveled is important: it is possible that part of the motion was in the opposite direction from other parts.
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Does average velocity and average speed have the same number?
velocity is a vector and speed is scalar. Velocity has magnitude and directions, with magnitude being speed. The magnitude of average velocity and average speed is the same.
What does the velocity include that the speed does not?
Direction. Velocity is a vector, speed is a scalar.
Is 55 miles per hour a vector?
No. It is a speed (a scalar) but not a velocity (a vector).
How is velocity diffrent from speed?
Velocity is a vector, and so it has two components -- magnitude (speed) and direction. Speed is a scalar, and it is the magnitude of velocity, a vector.
What is a scalar times a vector?
A scalar times a vector is a vector.
