whats does expressing maximum speed in terms of steepnes mean?

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whats does expressing maximum speed in terms of steepnes mean?

would it be
steepness= maximum speed
forget about the numbers

2006-11-08 09:03:06 · 2 answers · asked by Ballerina 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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Steepness is change in y divided by change in t. If y is distance and t is time, then this ratio is speed.
P.S. that if you're going a constant speed then your y vs t is a straight line with slope equal to the speed.

2006-11-08 09:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by maggieissohot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Steepness is change in y divided by change in t. If y is distance and t is time, then this ratio is speed.

Note that if you're going a constant speed then your y vs t is a straight line with slope equal to the speed.

2006-11-08 17:06:16 · answer #2 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋