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How do you find the acceleration and initial velocity given only the distance and time?
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If you are only given total distance and total time you cannot.
If you are given distance as a function of time, then the first derivative of distance with respect to time, ds/dt, gives the velocity. Evaluate this function at t = 0 for initial velocity. The second derivative, d2s/dt2 gives the acceleration as a function of time.
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How do you calculate acceleration when given velocity and distance?
v2 - u2 = 2as so that a = (v2 - u2)/2s where u = initial velocity v = final velocity s = distance a = acceleration
How do you find a final velocity without distance but given time?
Without distance, you have to know time, initial velocity, and acceleration, in order to find final velocity.
How do you find initial acceleration.?
The 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.
How do you calculate tota distance traveled when given velocity time and acceleration?
Assuming constant acceleration: distance = v(0) t + (1/2) a t squared Where v(0) is the initial velocity.
How do you find the initial velocity given only the distance and the time traveled?
You can't. You need either the final velocity or the acceleration of the object as well, and then you can substitute the known values into a kinematics equation to get the initial velocity.
How do you find acceleration with velocity given?
Use the formula Acceleration = (final velosity - initial velocity)/ time.
How do you find acceleration when given time and change of distance and velocity?
vf2 = vi2 + 2ad, where vf is final velocity, vi is initial velocity, a is acceleration, and d is displacement. Solve for a.vf = vi + at, where t is time time. Solve for a.
Quadratic equation in real life?
One example... X = 1/2 A t2 + V0 t + X0 Where X is distance, A is acceleration, t is time, V0 is initial velocity, and X0 is initial distance. This allows you to calculate where you would be given a starting position, velocity, and acceleration, after a specified time, such as in an automobile.
How do you find the distance given only the initial velocity traveled time and final velocity?
You can only know the distance for sure if acceleration or deceleration is constant. Add the start and end velocities and divide by two and then multiply by the time to get your distance.
How is acceleration related to velocity?
Acceleration is the rate of change in velocity.
Formula for finding time?
if acceleration a, initial velocity vi and final velocity vf is given , then time could be found by applying formula t=vf-vi/aand if distance s and velocity v is given then t=s/v
How do you calculate initial velocity when given final velocity acceleration and time?
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity per time, so to get velocity, multiply (acceleration)*(time). This will give the change in velocity over the specific amount of time. You must add the initial velocity to get the final velocity, so we have the formula: Vf = Vo + a*t, where Vo is the initial velocity. This means that you can rearrange to get Vo = Vf - a*t
