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Why does speed distance divided by time give you only the average speed?
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What is final speed divided by acceleration?
Final Velocity minus Initial Velocity (all together this is the change in velocity) divided by the average acceleration will give you the time it took for the object to reach that speed.(Vf - Vi) / Aaverage = Time
In 1.8 s a smart and swift dachshund caught his prey that was 8.5 m away. What was the dog's speed?
You simply need to divide the distance by the speed. This will give you the AVERAGE speed during the 1.8 seconds in this case.
What if your father is driving to the beach He drives at one speed for two hours He drives at a different speed for another two hours and a third speed for the final hour How would you find his averag?
Calculate the total time, and the total distance. Divide the total distance by the total time. This will give you the average speed.
How can speed be determined from a graph of distance vs time?
Slope of the graph will give you speed.
How to figure out miles per hour?
Average speed = distance travelled / time taken > 125 mile journey takes 1.5 hours, then 125 / 1.5 = 83.33 mph average speed for the journey. GPS speedos appear to give instant speed reading, but use the same equation except over a very short distance (say 10 metres)
What is distance multiplied by time?
Speed is distance divided by time, but distance times time is not a recognizable quantity.
Give the formula for speed?
distance divided by time m/s (meters divided by seconds)
Can the distance traveled still be divided by the time taken to travel the distance if the speed accelerates to travel the distance?
The formula, distance = speed x time, or speed = distance / time, assumes constant speed. If the speed changes, then the formula speed = distance / time will give you the average speed over the time period. To get the instantaneous speed in this case, you must divide distance / time for a very short time interval.
How do you calculate speed using distance and time?
Distance divided by speed will give you the time it took to travel the distance.
What type of speed is determined by dividing the total distance you have traveled by the total time in took to travel that distance?
That will give you the average speed during that particular period of time.
How do you multiply seconds by meters divided by seconds?
You multiply speed by time. The units of time cancel out to give metres (distance) on its own
In 1.8 s a smart and swift dachshund caught his prey that was 8.5 m away. What is the dog's speed?
You simply need to divide the distance by the speed. This will give you the AVERAGE speed during the 1.8 seconds in this case.
When calculating the relationship between speed distance and time why does speed equals divided by t why does it have to divide?
Speed is always measured in distance PER unit of time e.g. miles PER hour, metres PER second etc. Therefore taking the first example; if you have travelled 200 miles and it's taken you 4 hours, you need to divide the distance (200) by the time taken (4) to give you the number of miles you travelled in each hour (200 divided by 4 equals 50) so your average speed is 50 miles PER hour.
What two units give you speed?
Distance / time = speed Distance in Meters Time in Seconds
What does instantaneous speed include?
Instantaneous speed is your speed in a given moment. The speedometer in your car and the radar gun that cops use both give a value in instantaneous speed. The disctinction here is to not confuse instantaneous speed with average speed, which is calculated over a set distance. To calculate average speed (V) you need to divide the distance travelled (D) by the time of travel (T). V= D/T
What does instantaneous speed?
Instantaneous speed is your speed in a given moment. The speedometer in your car and the radar gun that cops use both give a value in instantaneous speed. The disctinction here is to not confuse instantaneous speed with average speed, which is calculated over a set distance. To calculate average speed (V) you need to divide the distance travelled (D) by the time of travel (T). V= D/T
What is final speed divided by acceleration?
Final Velocity minus Initial Velocity (all together this is the change in velocity) divided by the average acceleration will give you the time it took for the object to reach that speed.(Vf - Vi) / Aaverage = Time
