To determine an object's speed, a person must have the following information:
Distance and period of time
Speed is calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time it took to travel that distance. The formula is:
\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} \]
Direction is not needed to calculate speed; it is more relevant when calculating velocity, which is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction.
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