The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9780073513904
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Suppose you are told that speed is defined by the relationship s = d/t, where s represents speed, d represents distance, and t represents time. State this relationship in words, using no mathematical symbols.
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