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Motion In Straight Line

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Can the speed of a body be negative?

Solution

Speed is defined as the ratio of total length of path travelled to the time taken to traverse the path.

The distance travelled by a paticle is always positive. Therefore, speed is positive quantity.

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Can a body be always at rest in some frame?

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