Calculating Speed/ Velocity
Using the following graph, what is the formula for speed? Using the following graph, what is the formula for velocity? Distance Time Displacement Time
d t d t Speed Velocity S V Speed = Distance Time Velocity = Displacement Time d S t d V t
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