Home/Basic Physics/1D Kinematics/Average speed2. 1D KinematicsAverage speedIn 2. 1D KinematicsFormulaCopy LaTeXvrap,med=dtotalΔtv_{\text{rap,med}}=\frac{d_{\text{total}}}{\Delta t}vrap,med=ΔtdtotalTagskinematicskinematics 1Dphysicsphysics formulaDetailuses total distance traveled, not displacement.Explore the ideaExplore the ideaFound an error? Contact us.Related formulasRelatedAverage velocityvmed=ΔxΔt=xf−xitf−tiv_{\text{med}}=\frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t} =\frac{x_f-x_i}{t_f-t_i}vmed=ΔtΔx=tf−tixf−xiOpen formulaOpen in section