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jok3333 [9.3K]
3 years ago
8

By definition, acceleration is (5 Points)

Physics
1 answer:
Dovator [93]3 years ago
6 0

Acceleration is a change in speed and/or direction

Explanation:

The acceleration of an object is defined as the rate of change of velocity, mathematically:

a=\frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}

where

\Delta v is the change in velocity

\Delta t is the time taken for the velocity of the object to change

We notice that velocity is a vector quantity, so it consists of:

- A magnitude, which is called speed

- A direction

Since acceleration is the rate of change in velocity, this means that the acceleration is non-zero whenever \Delta v is non-zero, which means that either the speed AND/OR the direction of the velocity is changing.

For instance:

- For an object which is speeding up along a straight line, the speed is changing but the direction is not --> still, the object is accelerating

- For an object moving in a uniform circular motion, the speed is constant while the direction is changing --> still, the object is accelerating

So the correct answer is

a change in speed and/or direction

Learn more about acceleration:

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