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∙ 12y agoDivide distance by time
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∙ 12y agoCyclists average speed = (total distance of the race)/(time it took him, from starting gun to finish line)
Total distance/total time
If speed is constant:distance = speed x time If speed is not constant, an integral has to be used.
The average speed is the speed, regardless of the direction.ANSWER:No. You don't. In order to find average speed, you need other variables, either time or distance to calculate an average speed. You might only see a train going up a steep slope at 15 mph everyday and think that's the slowest train in the world. Not knowing that on the other side of the hill it reaches 90 mph on the downslope.
You need to know time and distance
To know the speed of an object you have to know the distance travelled and the time it took to travel that distance
Average speed = Total distance/Total time.
Average speed during the time = (distance) divided by (time for that distance)
Cyclists average speed = (total distance of the race)/(time it took him, from starting gun to finish line)
Will you settle for average speed ?The general method for solving any problem is to use what you do know in orderto find the answer. Generally, you never use something you don't know, right ?Well, you told us what you don't have, but neglected to mention what you do have.If you know starting and ending speed, then average speed = 1/2 (starting speed + ending speed).If you know distance and acceleration, then time = sqrt( 2 x distance / acceleration).Then you have time and distance, and you can find average speed.
distance and time
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.
Average speed.
You need to know the speed, to see how long it will take you to travel that distance. Once you know the speed, divide the distance by the speed, to get the time.You need to know the speed, to see how long it will take you to travel that distance. Once you know the speed, divide the distance by the speed, to get the time.You need to know the speed, to see how long it will take you to travel that distance. Once you know the speed, divide the distance by the speed, to get the time.You need to know the speed, to see how long it will take you to travel that distance. Once you know the speed, divide the distance by the speed, to get the time.
If you know average speed then you cannot determine the acceleration: the very nature of being a average hides all the increases and decreases in speed which are the accelerations (technically, acceleration is change of speed in a direction). All average speed tells you is the constant speed at which you require to travel to cover the given distance in the given time; as the speed is constant, the acceleration is zero.
time=distance x speed. to find speed, it is speed=distance/time distance=speed x time.
That depends on the speed. If you know at what speed you will travel, divide the distance by the speed.That depends on the speed. If you know at what speed you will travel, divide the distance by the speed.That depends on the speed. If you know at what speed you will travel, divide the distance by the speed.That depends on the speed. If you know at what speed you will travel, divide the distance by the speed.