In Physics what does 32 ft per s per s actually mean?

Answer 1

Take 32 ft/s² and break it down into (32 ft/s)/s

It means that every second, the speed of something is increasing by 32ft/s

Answer 2

Accelerating at a rate of (an additional) 32 feet per second, every second. So, for the first second, the object travels at 32 feet per second. A moment later, it's moving at 64 feet per second. By the time three seconds have elapsed, it's going 96 feet per second. At that point, round off to 100 feet per second, divided into 5200, and it's traveling about 1/50th of a mile in one second, or around 50 miles per hour (1/50th of a mile, times 60 seconds, is a little less than 1 mile in a minute, or just less than 60 MPH). Mighty fast. Look up "acceleration constant for falling objects"

As a point of interest there is a stage in which the falling object will not fall any faster than already stated above. This is called Terminal Velocity, when air resistance upon the object equals that of the force of gravity upon the object.

Robert

Answer 3

32 ft per s per s means that the velocity of an object is changing by 32 feet per second every second. It is a measure of acceleration, indicating how much the speed of the object is increasing each second.

Answer 4

32 feet per second per second is an example of an acceleration.

the acceleration of gravity on earth at sea level is 32.2 feet per sec per sec

Answer 5

32.17 feet per second squared is the acceleration due to gravity.

Answer 6

32 feet per second = 21.8 miles per hour.

Answer 7

32 fps = 21.8181.. mph

Answer 8

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