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How can you determine the acceleration from a speed-time graph?

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How can you determine the acceleration from a speed-time graph?.

  1. A.By finding the area under the graph
  2. B.By calculating the slope of the graph
  3. C.By measuring the distance
  4. D.By observing the time

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Distance-Time Graph Analysis

A distance-time graph shows a straight line from the origin to a point at (5, 10). This indicates that the object has traveled 10 meters in 5 seconds.

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    State the speed of the object during this time interval.

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