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Velocity

Acceleration is defined as how quickly a body changes velocity in a direction. It is a vector.

Notice that a higher acceleration yields a greater change in velocity. Acceleration is used to calculate the change in velocity. The positive acceleration increases the velocity.

The negative acceleration reduces the velocity in a more negative direction. A negative acceleration does not mean a negative velocity. It means a change in velocity in the negative direction.

Example 1

A car is traveling at 30 m/s when the brakes are applied with a constant deceleration of 2 m/s2. What is the change in velocity after 5 seconds?

A car is traveling at 30 m/s when the brakes are applied with a constant deceleration of 2 m/s2. What is the change in velocity after 5 seconds?

Givens
vo = 30 m/s
a = 2 m/s2

 
Example 2

An airplane experiences an acceleration of 10 m/s2 for 3 seconds. What is the plane's change in velocity?

An airplane experiences an acceleration of 10 m/s2 for 3 seconds. What is the plane's change in velocity?

Solution

Solution: 30 m/s

Remember, this is the plane's change in velocity. It's final velocity depends on its initial velocity. If the plane's initial velocity was 50 m/s, then it's final velocoty would be, 50m/s + 30m/s = 80m/s.
 

 

 

by Tony Wayne ...(If you are a teacher, please feel free to use these resources in your teaching.)

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