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In the Physics formula "s=y-y/x-x" . What does the "s" stand for?

  • Or what is the formula supposed to find out? (this formula is used on a graph, note the "x" and "y") y-y would be the highest-the lowest and x-x would follow the same pattern.

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    I think what you are talking about is the formula for slope of a line between two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2). The slope of a line determines how much it is changing and is very useful in finding velocities, accelartions, and many more. Basically this formula is saying that s, which is the slope of the line, is the change in the y-value divided by the change in the x-value. The variable s, will tell you how much your y-value will change for every change in the x-value of 1 unit.

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The "s" stands for slope. Often m is used for slope as well (e.g. y = mx + b).

BugsBiteBack

I think it means slope!

BeC

Nothing at all, or a slope.

Mephistopheles

Hi. Depends on how you group the operations. y-y would equal 0, as would x-x. 0/0 in indeterminate. If you group y-(y/x)-x the answer would be different, of course. The "s" could be for "silly" in the first case and "slope" in the second.

Cirric

something? ;)

SilentAssassin

s = standard deviation? OR s = Slope, equals the rise over the run ?

littlestory

s stands for symmetry! get it! it suppose to find out symmetry on lines hyperparabolas etc..juz like geometry.study hard thats a very difficult subject.but nothin compares to the complexitivity of Integral and Differential CALCULUS.It blew my brains out to the days of pythagorean and aristotle.No wonder some mathematicians are Nerds.are you one of them? From the looks of it i believe you are.hehehe

Kheisofuzen

Something!

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