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Speed is how fast an object travel, therefore how far in a certain time and is therefore measured in distance per time. If V = Speed, S = distance and T = time, you can calculate speed with V = S /T. The standard SI unit is meter per second, m/s also indicated in m.s-1 for non-metric systems it can me in miles per second or miles per hour. Remember per is the same as divide by.

Acceleration is the change in speed. In other words how fast the object is increasing or decreasing its speed. If acceleration = a, speed = V and time =T, then a = V / T. If you enter the units you get (a = m.s-1/ s = m.s-2). This comes down to speed change per second, (remember "per"= /). If the result from the formula is negative it means the object is slowing down.

P.S. Distance is also refered to as displacement in some text, like in how far the object is displaced.

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