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you cover 10 meters in a time of 1 second .Is your speed the same if you cover 20 meters in 2 seconds?

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Definition:
Speed = (distance covered) / (time to cover the distance).

Speed in the first example = (10 meters) / (1 second) = 10 m/s .

Speed in the second example = (20 meters) / (2 seconds) = 10 m/s.

Apparently, it is. This little exercise demonstrates it.

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