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Velocity may be expressed in which of the following units or newtons or seconds or meters or meters per second?

(any unit of length) / (any unit of time) is a unit that can be used for the magnitude (size) of velocity, and must always be accompanied by a description of direction. Without it, all you have is a speed, not a velocity.


What symbol is used to show change of velocity?

In science the symbol that is used to represent speed is a lowercase v for velocity. Remember that an objects velocity is a vector. It has a magnitude and a direction. Velocity is most commonly given units of m/s.


Acceleration is a?

Yes. A can be a variable representing many things, but it most commonly (especially in grade school physics) is used to represent acceleration.


What units are used to express velocity?

In physics, velocity is most commonly measured in meters per second (m/s). However, you can measure velocity in other units as well.Here are a few more: feet per second (ft/s), miles per hour (mph).Please note that velocity is a vector quantity, which means not only do you need a speed but you also need a direction. Many people interchange speed and velocity in common language. Yet most don't understand the difference between the two.For example, if you say I was going 70 miles per hour on the freeway, you are describing your speed. But if you say I was going 70 mph on the north bound freeway, that is a velocity because it has a direction.the unit of velocity is m/s


Velocity may be expressed in which units?

ft/s; mi/h; km/h; m/s; cm/s These mean feet per second; miles per hour; kilometers per hour; meters per second; and centimeter per second. These are the most common units given for speed. (However, velocity and speed are not the same thing. Velocity includes the directionality of the speed.) Velocity may be expressed as cms-1 in CGS unit and as ms-1 in SI unit. Velocity can be expressed in units of distance over time such as meters per second, miles per hour, feet per second. Or as any unit of distance, divided by any unit of time. The SI unit is meters/second. A commonly used unit is kilometers/hour. The SI unit is meters/second, but any length unit divided by any time unit may be used, for example kilometers per hour, cm/minute, AU/week, etc. m/s (any unit of length) / (any unit of time)

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