A student graphed distance versus time for an object that moves 14 m every 2 seconds. What is the slope of the ling on the graph

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Citrus2011 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-16T03:41:19+03:00

Answer:

A slope of 7, representing a speed 7 m/s.

Explanation:

Speed is defined as the distance traveled over time. Mathematically, it's calculated with the equation:

$speed = \frac{distance}{time}$

Slope of a graph is the rate at which the y and x axis change together, the "rise over the run." Slope can be simply calculated using this equation:

$slope = \frac{x_{2} - x_{1}}{y_{2} - y_{1}}$

Therefore, when graphing distance versus time, the change in distance is divided by the change in time to find the slope. This is the same as speed.