Can an object have a positive velocity and a negative displacement?

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Homework Statement


can an object have a positive velocity and a negative displacement?
can an object have a negative velocity and a displacement of zero?
can an object have a value for distance and an average speed of zero?

PLEASE EXPLAIN EACH CASE TO ME! PLEASE LOL :P


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The Attempt at a Solution



I tried but its just really a straight answer.
 
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Hi sciencehelp77! Welcome to PF! :smile:
sciencehelp77 said:
can an object have a positive velocity and a negative displacement?
can an object have a negative velocity and a displacement of zero?
can an object have a value for distance and an average speed of zero?

uh-uh … you do the work …

just approach this logically …

first, tell us what the definitions of displacement, velocity, and speed are …

and then what do you think the answers are? :smile: