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Are velocity and acceleration the same?

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They are definitely NOT the same. Acceleration is not velocity; acceleration is the RATE OF CHANGE of velocity. In symbols: a = dv/dt, which basically means that you divide the difference of velocity by the time, for a small time interval.

Acceleration and velocity are both vectors.

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Velocity or speed is the rate of motion across a distance, while acceleration is the rate of change in velocity, i.e. speeding up (or in deceleration, slowing down).

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No.

acceleration = (final_velocity - initial_velocity) ÷ time

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Don't forget to divide by the time!

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