document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=806674>Question 806674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How Do you find the speed on a graph when the starting point is not 0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #485961 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=485961\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If distance is plotted on the vertical<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis and time is on the horizontal axis,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then speed will always be the slope of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the line no matter what the starting point is.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you had <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+50+%2B+10t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+50+%2B+10t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with distance in feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and time in seconds, that means you started from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 ft ahead of the zero point and moved with a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed 10 ft/sec which is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's the plot:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+200%2C+50+%2B+10x+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-2%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+200%2C+50+%2B+10x+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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