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📝 Velocity And Speed In Rectilinear Motion

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-15

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Q1. What is the primary difference between speed and velocity in rectilinear motion?

🔹 A. Speed includes direction

🔹 B. Velocity includes direction

🔹 C. Speed is a vector

🔹 D. Velocity is always positive

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. Which statement correctly distinguishes distance from displacement?

🔹 A. Distance is a vector, displacement is a scalar

🔹 B. Distance and displacement are always equal

🔹 C. Displacement considers direction, distance does not

🔹 D. Displacement is always larger than distance

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. For the position function \(s(t)=\ln(t^{2}+1)\) (m), find the velocity at \(t=2\) s.

🔹 A. \(0.4\;\text{m/s}\)

🔹 B. \(0.5\;\text{m/s}\)

🔹 C. \(0.6\;\text{m/s}\)

🔹 D. \(0.7\;\text{m/s}\)

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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