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Under what conditions is average velocity equal to instantaneous velocity?
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The average velocity is equal to instantaneous velocity when acceleration is zero. And also when a particle moves with constant velocity.
1Step 1: Average velocity and instantaneous velocity
Average velocity is the velocity of an object in a time interval between two points.
Instantaneous velocity is the change in the displacement of an object for a very short interval.
2Step 2: Explanation
When an object is neither accelerating nor de-accelerating, it is moving at a constant velocity with time, then its average velocity will be equal to its instantaneous velocity.
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