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    Sep 7, 2007, 01:52 PM
    finding the instantaneous speed
    in a dotted line graph, the x axis is time in seconds, and the y axis is distance in meters. The
    slope of the line is 3/2, how do I find the instantaneous speed?
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    Sep 7, 2007, 02:16 PM
    Speed is defined as the change in position per unit time. If you have a graph of position versus time, the speed is simply the slope of the line. Make sense?
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