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What does accelaration mean?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Acceleration is a change in velocity over time. When you accelerate in a car, you increase the speed in which you are going. Similarly, when slowing down your car by pressing the brakes, you are decelerating. This occurs when your final speed is lower than your initial speed.

A simple way to calculate average acceleration within a time period is to use this equation:

[Acceleration] = ([Final Velocity] - [Initial Velocity]) / [Time of Acceleration]

If a person was to be traveling 5 meters per second, and then they accelerated to 10 meters per second in a time period of 5 seconds, their acceleration would be:

A = (10m/s - 5m/s) / 5s = 1m/s2

This acceleration is equivalent to going from a jog to an all-out sprint in five seconds.

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