... Forces and Motion PHYSICS IN ACTION Energy Forces and Motion The Nature of Matter Planets, Stars, and Galaxies Processes That Shape the Earth Forces and Motion Amy Bug Series ... distance and displacement, D and ∆d, will be identical: D = ∆d = δd in the limit that δt becomes extremely small 33 34 forces and motion In this limit, s = vave = v for s and vave ... throughout the motion The instantaneous and average accelera- tion are the same, a ave = a, and they are a constant It might help to compare and contrast the two concepts of uniform motion and uniform...