Speed: The absolute value of velocity: speed = |v(t)|. Speed is always nonnegative.
How to apply it: A particle speeds up when velocity and acceleration have the same sign, and slows down when they have opposite signs.
Course: AP Calculus AB · Unit: Contextual Applications of Differentiation
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