A 100-meter sprint is a race using only the straight side of a racetrack. A 400-meter sprint is a race that makes one complete lap around a racetrack. Why are velocity and speed the same for a 100-m sprint but not a 400-m sprint?

it is possible

Explanation:

it is so because velocity and speed differ each other by direction. in a 100 m sprint race ,the person moves in a straight path without changing its direction where as in a 400 m race , the person moves in a lap around the race track and the direction changes as he turns according to the race track.

In the 100-m sprint, the displacement is 100 meters and the distance is 100 meters. This means speed and velocity are the same for the 100-m sprint. In the 400-m sprint, the distance is 400-m, but the runners stop at the same place they start so the displacement is zero. Zero displacement means zero velocity.

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