Slope of the tangent gives us instantaneous velocity | Motion in 1-D | Physics | Khan Academy
Channel: Khan Academy India - English
Date: 2022-11-24

In this video, let's understand why the slope of the tangent gives instantaneous velocity and study a position-time graph to describe a rabbit's instantaneous velocities at different time instants. 

00:00 Introduction
00:38 Average velocity in x-t graphs
01:46 Instantaneous velocity in x-t graphs
03:00 Slope of tangent gives instantaneous velocity
04:16 Studying a x-t graph to determine instantaneous velocity

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