Speed and

Velocity
 Speed and Velocity
Speed is the change in distance over
change in time . (d/t)

Velocity requires an additional element of

direction and is the vector counterpart of
speed.
Table 3.1 Sample time and Distance of a
moving particle
time(s) 0 1 2 3 4

Distance
0 2 4 6 8
(m)
Average Speed ( =

= 2m/s

Thus, the average speed of the

particle’s is 2m/s.
To compute for the particle’s average velocity,divide
the change in distance by the change in time .

average velocity () =

()=

()= 8𝑚−6𝑚−4𝑚−2𝑚−0𝑚
4𝑠−3𝑠−2𝑠−1𝑠−0𝑠
()=

()= 2m/s
 Acceleration
Acceleration is the change in velocity per change
in time. It involves a chnage of in either speed or
direction, or both. When an object increases its
speed or velocity,it is accelerating ; if otherwise ,it
is decelerating or non-accelerating (constant
velocity).
Table 3.2 Sample time and velocity of a moving particle to
the right

time(s) 0 1 2 3 4

Distance
0 2 4 6 8
(m/s)
 Determine the average acceleration of the particles
by dividing the change in time used.

25 acceleration () =
Average

=2 m/
activity 3.2. Answer the following problem. page 39
 Time (s) 0 1 2 3 4

distance 0 -5 -10 -15 -20

(m) /(m/s)

Average Speed ( = -5m/s Average acceleration () = -5m/

average velocity () = -5m/s

CLAP FOR
YOURSELVES!