What is the equation for finding the acceleration of an object moving in a straight line?

Physics

1 answer:

lapo4ka [179]2 years ago

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The equations to find the acceleration are the suvat equations:

$v=u+at\\s=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2\\s=vt-\frac{1}{2}at^2\\v^2-u^2=2as\\s=(\frac{u+v}{2})t$

Explanation:

The acceleration of an object is the rate if change in velocity of the object. It is calculated as

$a=\frac{v-u}{t}$

where

v is the final velocity of the object

u is the initial velocity

t is the time elapsed

For an object moving in a straight line at constant acceleration, there are several equations that can be used to find the acceleration: they are called suvat equations. They are the following:

$v=u+at\\s=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2\\s=vt-\frac{1}{2}at^2\\v^2-u^2=2as\\s=(\frac{u+v}{2})t$

where

u is the initial velocity

v is the final velocity

t is the time

s is the distance covered

a is the acceleration

Therefore, any of the above equations can be used to calculate the acceleration.

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