Question

Assertion: The average velocity of the object over an interval of time is either smaller than or equal to the average speed of the object over the same interval.

Reason: Velocity is a vector quantity and speed is a scalar quantity.

Options

• Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.

• Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion.

• Assertion is True, Reason is False.

• Assertion is False, Reason is True.

Answer 1

Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.

Explanation:

As displacement is either less than or equal to distance, it can never be larger.