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4.3 Straight-Line Motion: Acceleration and Speed

AP Calculus AB

Acceleration, Speed, and Speeding Up/Slowing Down

Speed revisited

The speed rule

Algebraic proof

Complete motion example

Finding maximum speed

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Acceleration from velocity graph

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Particle speeding up from graph

Common AP scenarios

AP exam tips

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Vocabulary