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If a body dropped from rest has a constant acceleration in free fall is the distance traveled by the body the same for each time interval?
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No. Acceleration is the rate at which the speed is INCREASING. Since the speed is increasing,
the distance traveled by the body in each time interval is also increasing.
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When the body starts from rest and attain velocity v in time t with a constant acceleration the distance traveled by the body is?
d = 1/2 a t2 where d is distance traveled a is the constant acceleration t is the time You can calculate the value of "a" by dividing "v" by "t".
What is the ratio called of the total distance traveled to the time interval?
Average Velocity!
The amount of distance traveled in a given amount of time measures what?
(change in distance) divided by (time interval) = the object's average speed during that time interval.
How do you calculate distance traveled with force mass and time?
Time, velocity and mass do not provide enough information. If you are given a time interval, t, then you need the velocity at the start of the interval (= u) and at its end (v). Then F = m*(v - u)/t
Formula for accleration?
There are several formulae that involve acceleration. The most basic one is the definition of acceleration, which is: a = (difference in velocity) / time This assumes constant acceleration. For non-constant acceleration, the more general formula is: a = dv / dt where "dv" is the difference in velocity, and "dt" is the time interval, with the additional assumption that it is a very small time interval. For more details, read an introductory calculus book, to understand the concept of "derivative".
Is the total distance traveled divided by constant speed eual constant speed?
No. The total distance traveled divided by constant speed is the time interval.
When the body starts from rest and attain velocity v in time t with a constant acceleration the distance traveled by the body is?
d = 1/2 a t2 where d is distance traveled a is the constant acceleration t is the time You can calculate the value of "a" by dividing "v" by "t".
What is the formula for distance traveled with constant acceleration?
If the car begins with zero speed, thenDistance = 1/2 (acceleration) x (time)2
Formula for distance traveled?
There is not enough information to answer the question. The answer depends onis the object travelling at constant velocity?is the acceleration constant?If it is an object travelling with constant acceleration, which three of the following four variables are knows: initaial velocity, final velocity, acceleration and 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.
What measures distance traveled in a given time interval?
Speed
What is mathematical formula for calculating acceleration?
Acceleration=Speed1-speed2/Distance traveled
What is the ratio called of the total distance traveled to the time interval?
Average Velocity!
What is average speed definition?
The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance traveled by the object divided by the duration of the interval.
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.
The amount of distance traveled in a given amount of time measures what?
(change in distance) divided by (time interval) = the object's average speed during that time interval.
Distance traveled divided by the time interval during which the motion occurred?
Average speed
