The only difference between velocity and speed is that velocity has a direction, and so is a vector quantity. Average velocity = \(\frac{\text{displacement}}{\text{time}}\) Displacement is the ...

Displacement close displacementA distance measured in a specified direction. is the distance moved in a straight line, in a given direction, from the starting point. Displacement = 24 m east. Velocity ...

1 School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada 2 MD/PhD Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Southern Medical Program, ...