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What is the velocity of an object initially at rest?
An object at rest is one with zero velocity.
What is the motion of an object with constant acceleration?
The rate of change of the velocity of a particle with respect to time is called its acceleration. If the velocity of the particle changes at a constant rate, then this rate is called the constant acceleration.
How do you find the distance an object has traveled?
Distance = time * velocity. d = v*t.
What is the relationship between acceleration and velocity?
Acceleration is the rate of change of an objects speed; in other words, it’s how fast velocity changes. According to Newton’s second law, acceleration is directly proportional to the summation of all forces that act on an object and inversely proportional to its mass.
How do you calculate acceleration in m/s?
To calculate this, use the first variant of the acceleration formula and replace the known variables: 900 km/h – 1.6 m/s 2 · 2 min. After the necessary unit conversion we arrive at the solution: 250 m/s – 1.6 m/s 2 · 120 s = 250 m/s – 192 m/s = 58 m/s or ~209 km/h.
What is the acceleration of a truck traveling at 60 mph?
The answer is (60 mph – 0 mph) / 8s = (26.8224 m/s – 0 m/s) / 8s = 3.3528 m/s 2 (meters per second squared) average acceleration. That would be 27,000 miles per hour squared. Example 2: If a truck is travelling at 50 km/h and increases its velocity to 65 km per hour in 10 seconds, what is its acceleration?
What is the average acceleration of a car in 8 seconds?
Example 1: If your car starts at 0 mph and accelerates to 60 miles per hour in 8 seconds, what is its average acceleration during these eight seconds? The answer is (60 mph – 0 mph) / 8s = (26.8224 m/s – 0 m/s) / 8s = 3.3528 m/s 2 (meters per second squared) average acceleration. That would be 27,000 miles per hour squared.