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Why is the slope in the equation y equals mx plus b written as m and not s?
You can call it s if you want to but m has been the standard - it stands for "modulus" and is commonly used to indicate slope
Why does m represent the slope and s doesnt?
Because of the Slope-Intercept equation. The model of any line can be described by the formula y=mx+b. The m is a number that represents the slope of a line. Whoever discovered the equation chose m instead of s. Probably because s usually represents the summnation of a series of numbers, so the mathemetician chose m to prevent confusion.
What is the next letter in the following sequence f m s s t t?
w
Which describes the slope of the graph from 10 s to 30 s?
The average slope in that interval is('y'-value at 30 s) - ('y'-value at 10 s)/20 s
What is the difference between a velocity time graph and a position time graph?
Simply put, a velocity time graph is velocity (m/s) in the Y coordinate and time (s) in the X and a position time graph is distance (m) in the Y coordinate and time (s) in the X if you where to find the slope of a tangent on a distance time graph, it would give you the velocity whereas the slope on a velocity time graph would give you the acceleration.
