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What is instantaneous speed?

Speed at a particular instant

What does a car's speedometer show?

Instantaneous speed

A car travels 4.2m4.2m in 0.7s0.7s. What is its instantaneous speed?

6m/s6 m/s

When is an object travelling at constant speed?

When instantaneous speed stays the same

What device do law enforcement use to measure vehicle speed at a particular instant?

Radar gun

How does a car's speedometer measure instantaneous speed?

By measuring wheel rotation

Which devices can provide real-time speed data?

Sensors and GPS

Instantaneous speed can be calculated from distance travelled in what kind of time period?

A very short period

What formula is used to calculate speed?

speed=distance/timespeed = distance/time

What does a fitness app show at each moment during a run?

Instantaneous speed

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