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Acceleration = (v - u)/t
Replace each variable in the equation with their units
Acceleration = (m/s - m/s) / s
Same common denominator
(m - m/s)/s
Apply divison of fractions
(m-m)/s*s
(m/s^2)
Note: I know m - m = 0 but they are just units expressing metres!
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What units are measurements of acceleration given?
the general form of the units for acceleration are distance per time squared, such as m/s2.
What are the units for speed and acceleration?
Speed . . . Any unit of length or distance/any unit of time Acceleration . . . Any unit of speed/any unit of time
If a rock is dropped and it's speed increases from 0 to 4.9 in about 3 seconds. what is the acceleration?
Assuming that your units of velocity are in units/second Acceleration = (velocity 2 - velocity 1) / time Acceleration = (4.9 - 0) / 3 Acceleration =1.63 *With correct significant figures the answer is 2
Why are the units for acceleration meters per second?
Acceleration is not measured in meters/second. Meters/second is a unit of speed. Since acceleration is defined as change of speed divided by time, the units are meters/second/second, usually written as meters/second2.
What are two equations for speed?
Speed = (distance covered) divided by (time to cover the distance) Speed = (magnitude of acceleration) multiplied by (time the acceleration has acted)
How is average velocity different from acceleration?
For a start, acceleration doesn't even have the same units as velocity: acceleration is a velocity divided by time, so while speed or velocity have units of [distance]/[time], acceleration has units of [distance]/[time squared]
What units are measurements of acceleration given?
the general form of the units for acceleration are distance per time squared, such as m/s2.
Measurements of acceleration are given in units of?
(any unit of length or distance) divided by (any unit of time)2 is a unit of acceleration.
Why does a unit of time enter a unit or acceleration twice?
Acceleration is defined as a change of velocity divided by a time. Since the units for velocity are distance / time, you naturally get units of (distance / time) / time.
What is acceleration multiplied by time?
Since acceleration is defined as change of velocity divide by time, it has units of (velocity / time). acceleration x time = (velocity / time) x time = velocity
What is unit of acceleration?
Since acceleration is (change of speed) / (time), the most logical choice for units is (meter / second) / second, which is usually written as meter / second2. Actually, any unit of length can be divided by two units of time (the same unit squared, as above, or two different units, as in kilometers / hour / second). But calculations will be simpler if you stick to the standard SI units, in this case, meter / second2.
What constant force will give a mass of 9.5 kg and acceleration of 10 mile per second?
"10 miles per second" is not an acceleration, it is a speed. An acceleration has two time units, or a time unit squared, for example, "9.8 meters / second2".
Why the time twice in unit acceleration?
An acceleration is not a velocity - it is the rate of change of velocity. In SI units, the units of velocity are meters/second. Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, per unit time - how fast the velocity changes. Therefore, its units are velocity / time. In SI units, this gives you (meters/second) / second, usually written as meters/second2.
Measurements of acceleration are given in units of what?
Acceleration is the rate of change of the function of velocity per unit time. This means that the unit of acceleration is distance per unit time squared.
What is volocify?
Do you mean "what is velocity?" If so, velocity is the distance an object has travelled in a specific unit of time. The SI units for velocity are m/s. Note that velocity is a vector; a vector must have a direction. Therefore, velocity is a speed in a given direction. Do not confuse velocity with acceleration, as acceleration is the change in velocity from two points in time. The units for acceleration are m/s^2.
What is the unit that g is measured in?
The acceleration of gravity, g, is measured in units of acceleration, which is to say units of distance per time squared. For example, meters per second squared.
What are units of acceleration?
Acceleration has units of speed / time. The standard SI-unit is meter/second/second, usually written as meter/second2. Other units of distance/time/time can also be used, but it is convenient (for equations) to use a set of consistent units.
