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How are speed velocity and acceleration related?

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Speed is a scalar value meaning it has only a magnitude and velocity is a vector value meaning it has magnitude and a direction. The magnitude could be speed but if you say, "I'm going 3 meters per second," then you would be talking about speed but if you said, "I'm going 3 meters per second west," then you would be talking about velocity and a vector value. An acceleration is just a change in the magnitude and/or direction of a velocity.

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