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    Speed Time Graphs

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    ------------------------------------------------- Speed Speed is defined as a measure of the distance an object travels in a given length of time. The average speed of an object can be determined from the equation below: Thus‚ if a car travels 100 meters in 5 seconds its average speed can be calculated as; Average speed = 100/5 = 20 meters per second Average speed is used to give the speed of an object over a given interval of time‚ if however the speed of an object is required for a particular moment then the instantaneous speed is used

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    Reasons People Speed

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    Reasons People Speed Drivers are supposed to abide by the speed limit while driving‚ but they often exceed it for several reasons. The reasons seem to serious sometimes‚ but most cases‚ they seem to funny and ridiculous. Some people go over speed because they are late for work or private appointment. Furthermore‚ other people do over speed because of their physiological emergency. Every speeding has completely diverse reasons under specific driving circumstances. First‚ people do

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    Scientific Speed Reading

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    Increasing reading speed is a process of controlling fine motor movementperiod. This post is a condensed overview of principles I taught to undergraduates at Princeton University in 1998 at a seminar called the PX Project. The below was written several years ago‚ so its worded like Ivy-Leaguer pompous-ass prose‚ but the results are substantial. In fact‚ while on an airplane in China two weeks ago‚ I helped HYPERLINK http//www.dirtsalad.com/ t _blank Glenn McElhose increase his reading speed 34 in less than

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    Time‚ Speed and Distance 1. If a car starts from A towards B with some velocity. Due to some problem in the engine after traveling 30km‚ the car goes with (4/5)th of its actual velocity. The car reaches B 45 minutes later than the actual time. If the car engine had failed after traveling 45km more‚ the car would have reached the destination (B) 36minutes later than the actual time. What is the initial velocity of the car in km/hr? (a) 60 (b) 77 (c) 75 (d) None of these 2. A and B are two

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    California High Speed Rail

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    California High Speed Rail: An Overview California High Speed Rail: An Overview On November 4th‚ 2008 California voters approved something completely new to the state of California. A high speed rail system which will connect north and south of the state‚ From San Francisco to San Diego‚ on a 800 miles long stretch of rail tracks which will be completed by 2030. State of California is a place which has very few or limited ways of public transport. It never had anything like this which connects

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    Speed of Sound in Air

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    Sadie Broadway Speed of Sound In Air We are studying the speed of sound in air currently in our physics class. The speed of sound is the distance traveled by a sound wave through an elastic medium during a period of time. The speed of sound is extremely interesting‚ as it’s actually the speed of transmission of a small disturbance through a medium. The speed of sound occurs constantly‚ whenever a sound is heard. It’s everywhere‚ and in air we are discovering certain factors like altitude and air

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    Motor Speed Control

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    Part 2 Final Project: Motor Speed Control Introduction and Objectives In this lab you will control the speed of a motor. Figure 1 shows the hardware setup‚ which is the same as for Week 1 of Lab 4. You will use the potentiometer on your evaluation board to set the desired speed of the motor‚ and you will control the speed through the PWM output of the HCS12. You will measure the speed of the motor using an input capture pin‚ and display the desired and actual speeds on the terminal.. 1. The

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    the hours

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    In Michael Cunningham’s novel “The Hours”‚ all three of the main female characters- Clarissa‚ Virginia and Laura- feels caught in familial‚ social and public roles. Using examples from the book‚ discuss what these ‘performances’ suggest about how normalcy and sanity are aligned with the ability to act out social roles. Which of the characters refuse to play a role‚ and what price does he/she play for refusal? Drawing on your first essay‚ discuss how Cunningham’s portrayal of those characters mirror

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    Problem Statement Which food gives the most accurate information about the speed of light? Hypothesis I think that the eggs will give me a more accurate result. Procedures: 1. First‚ place the (marshmallows‚ eggs and buttered bread) in the casserole dish‚ completely covering dish. 2. Next‚ put the dish of the (marshmallows eggs and buttered bread) in the microwave and cook on low heat. 3. Heat the food (marshmallows‚ eggs and buttered bread) until it begins to create the hotspots

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    6 Hour School Hours

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    scheduling job. With a 7 hour schedule students are overwhelmed with ideas and thoughts in their head‚ and they cannot easily transition so quickly from one idea to the next. They also have trouble remembering their homework. With a 6 hour school schedule‚ it will fix this problem.The school could switch to a 6 hour schedule by eliminating one class from the schedule completely. Students would only have 6 classes not seven. East Jordan Middle High School must switch to a 6 hour class schedule

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