Acceleration close accelerationThe rate of change in speed (or velocity) is measured in metres per second squared. Acceleration = change of velocity ÷ time taken. is the rate of change of velocity. It ...
Swimmer Eric Shanteau placed third in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic trials with a time of 2:10.05. This gives him an average speed of 1.538 m/s. Of course, this wasn’t his speed the ...
The speed is \( \frac {20}{10} = 2~m/s\). Key fact The gradient of a distance-time graph represents speed. When displaying a journey, the vertical axis will often represent the distance from a ...