Avg speed is the total amount of speed divided the total time taken to cover the distance, this calculation gives us the amount of speed maintained over a unit of time
Average Speed Formula
Average Speed -: Total Distance / Total Time
In short terms this formula is defined as Vavg = Dtotal / Ttotal
V = speed or velocity
D = Distance
T = Time
Example Of Calculating Avg Speed
Q1 - A person moves at 20 km/h for half the journey and 40 km/h for the other half. What is the average speed?
Speed = D/T
D = 2 x 20 x 40
T = 60
Speed = 1600 / 60
= 26.7 Km/h
Difference Between Avg Speed And Avg Velocity
Avg Velocity has magnitude
Avg speed is a scaler quantity making it having no direction
Velocity is the precise version of speed
