Speed from velocity vector: Speed = |v(t)| = sqrt([x prime(t)] squared + [y prime(t)] squared).
How to apply it: Speed is the magnitude of the velocity vector; it is always nonnegative.
Course: AP Calculus BC · Unit: Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector-Valued Functions
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