velocity = distance / time
There are also some formulae involving acceleration; for example, in the case of constant acceleration:
velocity = initial velocity + acceleration x time
If the acceleration is not constant, an integral is used instead.
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the physics formula for finding distance is v/t or speed divided by time. An easy way to remember this is to use something called the magic triangle, it will help you figure out the formulas for time, speed and distance and essentially velocity. The triangle is D=Distance V=Speed T=Time D= Distance and T= Time V= Speed D= V x T V= D/T T= D/V Velocity's formula is Df(finale)-Di(initial)/ T or delta D/ Delta T Delta= Change
Velocity is speed and direction
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.
Velocity is the vector form of speed. It is the speed of an object in a specified direction.
Velocity is a vector, which means it has a direction, but speed isn't. Speed is the absolute value of velocity. Velocity can be negative, meaning that the speed is opposite to the direction that you're calling the positive direction.