Acceleration

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Objectives : 

Objectives Describe the relationship between velocity and acceleration Define acceleration and deceleration Calculate acceleration

Scientists have a special way to measure a change in velocity: : 

Scientists have a special way to measure a change in velocity: Acceleration Acceleration is a change in velocity over time.

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If you’re speeding up, you have positive acceleration. If you’re slowing down, you have negative acceleration. The Way Acceleration Works:

final velocity – initial velocity time : 

final velocity – initial velocity time Acceleration Formula

A = Vf – Vi T : 

A = Vf – Vi T Acceleration equation

A =  V T : 

A =  V T  is pronounced delta

Acceleration units : 

Acceleration units km/hr/s kilometers per hour per second km/hr/hr or km/hr2 kilometers per hour per hour m/s/s or m/s2 meters per second per second

Example problem : 

Example problem A roller coaster’s speed at the top of a hill is 10 m/s. Two seconds later, it reaches the bottom of the hill with a speed of 26 m/s. What is the acceleration of the roller coaster? Vi T Vf

A =  V T : 

A =  V T Final velocity = 26 m/s Initial velocity = 10 m/s Time = 2 s A = 26 m/s – 10 m/s 2s = 16 m/s 2s = 8 m/s/s 8 m/s2

Example Problem : 

Example Problem At the end of a race, a bicycle is decelerated from a velocity of 12 m/s to a rest position in 30 seconds. What is the deceleration of this bicycle? Vi T Vf = 0 m/s

A =  V T : 

A =  V T Final velocity = 0 m/s Initial velocity = 12 m/s Time = 30 s A = 0 m/s – 12 m/s 30s = -12 m/s 30s = -0.4 m/s/s = -0.4 m/s2