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Why do we need distance and time to determine speed?

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Speed is a measure of how quickly an object moves from one place to another. It is equal to the distance traveled divided by the time. To find the speed, distance is over time in the triangle, so speed is distance divided by time.

User Oday Salim
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you determine speed by the number of miles per second.

hope that helps :)

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