Change in Velocity: avg & difference in initial & final velocities

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The average velocity between an initial velocity of 4 m/s and a final velocity of 10 m/s is calculated as 7 m/s. The change in velocity is determined by subtracting the initial velocity from the final velocity, resulting in a change of 6 m/s. There is a discussion about the possibility of having positive initial and final velocities where the change in velocity could exceed the average and other quantities. An example is requested to illustrate a scenario where the order of these quantities differs. The conclusion emphasizes that the change in velocity is simply the difference between the final and initial values.
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1. If the velocity at the beginning of an interval is 4 m/s and at the end of the interval it is 10 m/s, then what is the average of these velocities, and what is the change in velocity?


Give an example of positive initial and final velocities for which the order of the four quantities would be different.

For positive initial and final velocities, is it possible for the change in velocity to exceed the other three quanities?




2. avg velocity = displacement/time



3. It asks for the average of these velocities. So I can take 10m/s + 4m/s and divide by 2 which equals 7m/s to get the average of those two. The initial is is 4m/s and the final is 10m/s.

I'm not sure how to get the change in velocity with these.
 
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BuhRock said:
I'm not sure how to get the change in velocity with these. [/b]

The change in velocity is just...how much it changed. In other words, what was the difference between the final value and the initial value?
 
So 6 m/s. Is that all? I was over thinking it.
 
BuhRock said:
So 6 m/s. Is that all? I was over thinking it.

Yeah: how much did the velocity change by? 6 m/s.
 
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