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Unit for speed: meters per second
(m/s)
6.5h
Distance vs. Time
Change in velocity:
Cartraveling 60 mi/h north, stays at the
same speed but begins to travel east
Combine velocities to find the resultant
velocity
a = v2 - v1
t
Units: meters/sec/sec or m/s²
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Try these…
You are riding your bike at 9 km/h. Ten
minutes later, your speed is 6km/h.
http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/maths/travelgrap
h2.gif
http://www.science-
class.net/Notes/images_7th_notes/dist_time_graph.gif
An object traveling in a circular motion
is always changing direction.
Centripetal acceleration
What distinguishes the measurement of
speed from that of velocity and
acceleration?