Acceleration is the time rate of change of speed and/or direction. At any point on a speed-time graph, its magnitude is given by the slope of the tangent to the curve at that point.

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Acceleration is the time rate of change of speed and/or direction. At any point on a speed-time graph, its magnitude is given by the slope of the tangent to the curve at that point.