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What do you need to know to be able to calculate the speed of an object?
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∙ 12y ago
For the speed of an object you need to know how far it is travelling in a given time. Typically you do this by measuring the time it takes for the object to travel a set distance.
For the velocity of an object you also need to know the direction the object is travelling in.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoYou need the distance that something traveled in a given amount of time.
The velocity is that distance divided by the time.
v=d/t
It is a very useful number because it tells you how far something will travel in a given amount of time.
You use the equation
d=v•t Direction is also required
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∙ 12y agoVelocity is speed in vector form, or speed with direction included. Speed is simply distance traveled divided by time elapsed (d/t).
Velocity = sum of initial velocity (v0) and the product of a constant acceleration (a) and the time elapsed while accelerating (t)
v = v0 + at
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∙ 13y agoThe displacements of the particle at different times. Velocity is the rate of change of displacement.
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∙ 13y agoDistance and Time.
Speed=Distance/Time
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∙ 12y agoTo calculate the speed of an object, you need to know the distance traveled in meters and the time in seconds. Then simply use the formula Speed equals Distance divided by Time or S=D/T.
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∙ 11y agoTwo position measurements and the time between the measurements will give the average velocity (i.e. speed and direction).
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∙ 11y agoSpeed and Direction
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If an object can be thrown up to 600feet what is the estimated speed?
well in order to calculate the speed of the object at the start point you need to know: # mass/weight of the object # the air resistance # the angle # the form of the object
What is the speed it takes to move a 1 kilogram mass in one hour?
To know the speed of an object we need to know the distance the object travels and the time it takes. The object's mass is not needed. Since we do no know the distance in this case, we cannot solve to find its speed.
How do you know a object's speed and velocity?
Velocity = Delta-x / Delta-t, where x is position, t is time, and "Delta" is the "Change in" operator.Velocity is a vector, so I probably should have written x as x, or x-arrow, or some other notation to indicate it was a vector quantity, but putting an arrow hat on something is a little difficult to do here, and just making it bold is kind of subtle and could be missed.Speed is the magnitude of the velocity vector.
What are the four things that forces can cause objects to do?
speed up.slow down.change shape.change direction.
What two things must you know to determine average speed?
To determine average speed, you need to know what distance the object traveled in meters over how long it took the object to travel that distance in seconds.
Which factors must be know to calculate an object gravitational potential energy?
Mass speed
If an object can be thrown up to 600feet what is the estimated speed?
well in order to calculate the speed of the object at the start point you need to know: # mass/weight of the object # the air resistance # the angle # the form of the object
How do scientist calculate an object's momentum?
An object's momentum depends on its mass, its speed, and the direction it's moving. If you know these numbers, you can calculate the momentum on your own. You don't need no scientist.
What the speed and the direction an object are moving?
If you know the speed and direction of the object's motion, then you know its velocity.
If I were to throw an object how would I go about measuring the force I exerted on this object?
If you know the angle of the throw, and the Point where the object left your hand, you'd be able to calculate the force from how far the object Went.
You do not know an objects velocity until you know what?
To know an object's velocity, you need to know its speed and direction. You can measure speed by calculating how long an object takes to arrive at a new position. So by knowing an object's starting position, ending position, and the time it took to get there, you can calculate its average velocity. In a more advanced calculation, you could choose starting and ending positions that are extremely close to one another and calculate "instantaneous velocity." Velocity is known as a "vector value". A vector not only has a length, but a direction. In this case, "length" is the same as "speed", and direction is its change in position.
When you know both the speed and the direction of an object's motion, you know the?
velocity of the object
When you know both the speed and direction of an object in motion you know the?
object's velocity
When you know both the speed and direction of an object's while it is in motion do you know the acceleration of the object?
No. For you to know acceleration you need the rate of change of speed and the direction.
What is the speed of the objectduring the time interval from 4 seconds to 10 seconds?
You haven't given us any information from which to calculate that speed. As far as we know from the question, the object isn't moving at all.
When you know the speed and direction of an of object's motion you know the?
The magnitude and direction of the object's velocity vector.
What is 677 miles into hours?
You don't convert units of length to units of time; those two are utterly incompatible.If an object moves at a certain speed, you can use the formula distance = speed x time, to relate the three. If you know two of these three pieces of information, you can calculate the third.You don't convert units of length to units of time; those two are utterly incompatible.If an object moves at a certain speed, you can use the formula distance = speed x time, to relate the three. If you know two of these three pieces of information, you can calculate the third.You don't convert units of length to units of time; those two are utterly incompatible.If an object moves at a certain speed, you can use the formula distance = speed x time, to relate the three. If you know two of these three pieces of information, you can calculate the third.You don't convert units of length to units of time; those two are utterly incompatible.If an object moves at a certain speed, you can use the formula distance = speed x time, to relate the three. If you know two of these three pieces of information, you can calculate the third.
