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Lesson 2 · Steepness is speed

Tilt the line, watch the car

Drag the slider to make the line steeper. Watch how the car moves. Then make it steep enough that the car covers 2 m every second.

−1−0.500.511.522.53mv = +0.5 m/s
D–TDisplacement–time
01234012345678910Time (s)Displacement (m)Δt = 4 sΔd = 2 mt = 0 s, d = 0 m
Gradient
(2 − 0) ÷ 4 = +0.5 m/s

Watch what the car does as you change the line.

Goal: make the car move at 2 m every second (gradient = +2 m/s).