Calculating speed & Calculating acceleration

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Velocity
Velocity is a measure of speed in a certain
direction.

The units used are meters / second (m/s) To calculate speed: D

Average speed = distance time
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Acceleration
When the velocity of an object changes,
that object is accelerating. velocity changes. second (m/s/s)

Acceleration tells us how quickly the The units are meters per second per
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How to calculate acceleration

Average acceleration = change in speed
E.g. A car travels at 5 m/s accelerates to 10 m/s in 2 seconds. What is its acceleration? = 10 m/s - 5 m/s 2s = 5 m/s 2s = 2.5 m/s/s

Average acceleration can be calculated:

time taken = nal speed - initial speed time taken

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