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Subject:Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
From:Nunya Business
Date:Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:16:27 -0800

'Along Interstate 5' is a direction... sort of.

Cya,
Robert

On 1/24/08, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote:
>
> >  Average velocity along interstate 5
> >  > was 80.6 mph
>
> It's only velocity if you state the direction. Velocity is a vector
> quantity. Otherwise it's speed. The two terms are not interchangable.
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> Andrew Grebneff
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