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Over a given time interval, what is the average speed of a moving object always equal to?

Correct answer D. The distance covered during the time interval divided by the time interval

Explanation

Average speed is a scalar defined as total distance travelled divided by the time taken; it differs from average velocity, which uses displacement and can be smaller.

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