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What is the acceleration of 3 meters per second to 9 meters per second in 3 seconds?
acceleration = change in velocity divided by timeaccel = (9-3)/3 = 6/3 = 2 meters per second per second
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.
Why is acceleration often expressed with units of meters per second squared?
Because if speed is measured in meters per second (m/s) and time is measured in seconds, the SI unit of acceleration is meters per second per second (m/s2). ^_^
What is accerlation is 9.8 meters per second per second?
That is the acceleration of gravity on Earth.
What is a car's acceleration if it increases its speed from 5 meters per second to 20 meters per second in 3 seconds?
In general, the acceleration during that time interval could vary considerably. However, we can calculate the average acceleration during the interval. The change in speed is 20 meters per second - 5 meters per second = 15 meters per second, and this change in speed occurs over a 3 second interval. Thus the average change in speed over this interval is 15 meters per second/ 3 seconds = 5 meters per second per second = 5 meters/second2
