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    This document provides equations for calculating speed, time, distance, and acceleration. It includes example word problems using these equations and asks the reader to show their work. It also includes two tables of distance vs. time data and asks the reader to graph the data and answer questions about whether the graphs represent constant or changing speed.

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    Calculating Speed

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    This document provides equations for calculating speed, time, distance, and acceleration. It includes example word problems using these equations and asks the reader to show their work. It also includes two tables of distance vs. time data and asks the reader to graph the data and answer questions about whether the graphs represent constant or changing speed.

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    This document provides equations for calculating speed, time, distance, and acceleration. It includes example word problems using these equations and asks the reader to show their work. It also includes two tables of distance vs. time data and asks the reader to graph the data and answer questions about whether the graphs represent constant or changing speed.

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    Calculating Speed

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    Maridjan Wiwaha
    This document provides equations for calculating speed, time, distance, and acceleration. It includes example word problems using these equations and asks the reader to show their work. It also includes two tables of distance vs. time data and asks the reader to graph the data and answer questions about whether the graphs represent constant or changing speed.

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    Calculating speed, time, distance Name ______________________________

    and acceleration
    Distance Distance
    Equations: Speed = Time =
    Time Speed
    Change in Velocity
    Distance = Speed Time Acceleration =
    Time
    Change in Velocity = Final velocity - Starting Velocity

    Directions: Use the equation above to answer the following questions. Show your work and
    include the units.

    1. A football field is about 100 m long. If it takes a person 20 seconds to run its length, how
    fast (what speed) were they running?

    2. The pitchers mound in baseball is 85 m from the plate. It takes 4 seconds for a pitch to
    reach the plate. How fast is the pitch?

    3. If you drive at 100 km/hr for 6 hours, how far will you go?

    4. If you run a t 12 m/s for 15 minutes, how far will you go?

    5. Every summer I drive to Michigan. It is 3900 km to get there. If I average 100 km/hr, how
    much time will I spend driving?

    6. A bullet travels at 850 m/s. How long will it take a bullet to go 1 km?

    7. Every winter I fly home to Michigan. It takes 5 hours. What is my average speed?

    8. The fastest train in the world moves at 500 km/hr. How far will it go in 3 hours?
    9. How long will it take light moving at 300,000 km/s to reach us from the sun? The sun is
    15,000,000 km from earth.

    10.It is 21,000 kilometers around the earth and the earth rotates in 24 hrs. How fast is it
    rotating?

    11. A car goes from 0 to 100 km/hr in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration?

    12. A bus slams on its breaks and goes from 30 km/hr to 15 km/hr in 4 seconds. What is its
    acceleration?

    Part II Graphing
    Directions: Using the data in the following table, construct a graph of distance vs. time. Then
    answer the questions about that graph.

    Distance (m) Time (sec) 13.Does this graph represent constant or changing speed? How do
    10 20 you know?
    20 40
    35 70
    65 130 14. Find the slope of the line and find the average speed.
    85 170
    100 200

    Directions: Using the data in the following table, construct a graph of distance vs. time. Then
    answer the questions about that graph.
    Distance (m) Time (sec) 15.Does this graph represent constant or changing speed? How do
    15 20 you know?
    25 50
    40 65
    70 130 16.Which section of the graph represents the highest speed
    90 185
    100 200
    Graph I

    Graph II

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