Is it true that the average speed cannot be zero but average velocity can be zero?

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The given statement is true.
"Average speed is the ratio of the total distance covered by the body to the total time taken by the body." In contrast, "average velocity is defined as the total displacement of the body to the total time taken by the body"; here total distance covered can never be zero. Still, the displacement can be zero; therefore, the average speed cannot be zero, but the average velocity can be zero.

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