Acceleration
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.
It’s basically how quickly something speeds up.
Because it’s the rate of change of velocity, it’s a vector quantity.
Calculations
Section titled “Calculations”The velocity of a car increases from
Section titled “The velocity of a car increases from to in 4s. Calculate its acceleration.”- In this case we need to use the change in velocity,
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A car accelerates at
Section titled “A car accelerates at for 5s. Calculate the change in velocity.”- Answer:
A bike accelerates at
Section titled “A bike accelerates at for 10s. Calculate the change in velocity.”- Answer:
A car accelerates at
Section titled “A car accelerates at until reaching a velocity of . Calculate the time taken to reach this velocity.”- Answer:
A van accelerates at
Section titled “A van accelerates at for 8s. Calculate the change in velocity.”- Answer:
A truck accelerates at
Section titled “A truck accelerates at for 6s. Calculate the change in velocity.”- Answer:
A car accelerates at
Section titled “A car accelerates at until reaching a velocity of . Calculate the time taken to reach this velocity.”- Answer:
A bike accelerates at
Section titled “A bike accelerates at for 12s. Calculate the change in velocity.”- Answer: