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Understanding Acceleration in Physics

This document is a study guide on acceleration, detailing the definition of acceleration as the change in velocity per unit of time. It includes formulas for calculating acceleration, final velocity, and displacement, as well as examples of finding acceleration from a graph. The guide emphasizes the importance of understanding these concepts in physics.

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Understanding Acceleration in Physics

This document is a study guide on acceleration, detailing the definition of acceleration as the change in velocity per unit of time. It includes formulas for calculating acceleration, final velocity, and displacement, as well as examples of finding acceleration from a graph. The guide emphasizes the importance of understanding these concepts in physics.

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3.1.

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Physics Honors Sem 1 Name:
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aceleration
velocity change in time

The change in velocity per unit of time

m/s seconds
m/s^2

a = v2 - v1 / change in t

v2 = v1 + a * change in t ----------

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1 m / s^2

Finding slope of line on graph

The acceleration between 2 and 3 seconds is 2 m/s².

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final velocity
initial acceleration

object comes to stop

starts from rest

displacement
time

change in d = -v1 / 2a ------

change in d = v2 / 2a

final velocity

change in d = 1/2 a * change (t)^2

object starts at rest

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