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You use the information you're given, along with the equations and formulas you
know that relate distance, time, speed, and acceleration, to calculate the number
you're asked to find.
And here's a tip: Chances are that the initial acceleration, the final acceleration,
and the acceleration all along the way, are all the same number.
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FranThe initial acceleration of an object can be found by calculating the change in velocity over time. This can be done by dividing the final velocity by the time taken to reach that velocity. The formula for initial acceleration is: initial acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) / time.
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How do you find acceleration with velocity given?
Use the formula Acceleration = (final velosity - initial velocity)/ time.
What is the formula for calculating final velocity when you know the initial speed and the acceleration?
the formula for finding acceleration is final velocity, minus initial velocity, all over time. So if you have the acceleration and initial speed, which is equal to the initial velocity, you must also have time in order to find the final velocity. Once you have the time, you multiply it by the acceleration. That product gives you the difference of the final velocity and initial velocity, so then you just add the initial velocity to the product to find the final velocity.
When calculating acceleration to find the change in velocity do you subtract the initial velocity from the final velocity?
Yes.
How do you find final Velocity of an object?
The final velocity is (the initial velocity) plus (the acceleration multiplied by the time).
How do you find acceleration if only given a velocity?
If you have an initial and final velocity and time you can figure it out with this equation, Vf squared=Vi squared1/2a(t squared) If you don't have those you cannot find acceleration. However the acceleration on Earth is a constant -9.81
