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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how is instantaneous speed measured?

OpenStudy (aonz):

the speed at that instant of time

OpenStudy (aonz):

example if your driving a car and u look at ur speedometer whatever you see is the instantaneous speed

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks so much i was just so confused with these final questions :((

OpenStudy (aonz):

so to measure it you need to 1. measuring the position as a function of time 2. take the derivative of the position function with respect to time

OpenStudy (aonz):

oh ok nvm about what i typed above :)

OpenStudy (aonz):

btw if u think my answer helped you pls click the best response button. Thx

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