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How to Find Average AccelerationPhysics Prepara tion Find Veloc ity Average Accelerat ion Formula

Finding th e acceleration of a moving object calculates its change in velocity,

both a change in speed and direction. You can find the average acceleration todetermine the average velocity of the object over a period of time. Accelerationis an important concept in physi cs, so you can learn how to find averageacceleration by using the formul a below.

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1 Find the initial and final velocity of the object. Make sure you do not confusevelocity with speed.Speed is a scalar quantity, or simply how fast an object is moving. Velocity is a

vector quantity, which calculates the rate that an object changes position. If an

object returns to the initial starting point, it doesn't have velocity, because it didn't

change position.

Part 2 of 3: Find Velocity
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Write down the average acceleration formula. This is Average Acceleration=

Change in Velocity/Change in Time.

Gather your initial velocity, final velocity and minutes or hours that the object

was in motion. Make sure your initial velocity, final velocity and minutes are in the

same units, such as meters per second.

If your velocity figures and time are i n different units, you will need to convert them

to the proper unit by multiplying or dividing the ratio using the proper larger or

smaller equivalent unit.

The time is often given simply as minutes or hours; however, you may have to

calculate the time if you are given time on a clock.

Part 3 of 3: Average Acceleration Formula
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Plug your numbers into the formula. Write the formula as follows: Average

Acceleration: (Final Velocity-Initial Velocity)/Time Elapsed.

For example, if the object is in motion for 15 seconds with an initial velocity of zero

and a final velocity of 4 m/s you would write Average Acceleration= (4 m/s-0

m/s)/15 seconds.

Solve for your answer.

In our example, it would be 0.26 m/s^2. The answer is written as meters per

second squared.
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