direction + distance of shortest path between initial&final position
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Instantaneous Velocity
Front
velocity at a specific moment
v = lim (∆t → 0) Δx/Δt
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Scalars
Front
quantity with only magnitude
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Velocity
Front
speed+direction
ex. criminal fleeing north on the 405 at 90 mph
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Average Velocity
Front
displacement/elapsed time
v = Δx/Δt
ex. over entire car ride to school what was the displacement (like hypotenuse of triangle, shortest distance) to get there over the total time it took
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Position
Front
location
in physics use numbers and graphs
ex. Beverly Hills 90210