Question

What are the units for acceleration?

Answer 1

meters/sec^2

Answer 2

ohh thanks!!!!

Answer 3

Acceleration = rate of change of velocity = distance units / time units squared

Answer 4

thanks GT

Answer 5

So, it could be ft/sec^2, inches/hour^2, or any such thing.

Answer 6

it doesn't have to be specifically m/s^2 like GT , it is going to be distance over time^2
so it can be ft/s^2 or anything

Answer 7

oh i see... i have web homework..i was putting m/s^2 and it wasnt right..maybe i should try ft/sec^2

Answer 8

well it depends on the question, if you show us we can help. it won't necessarily be ft/s^2 but it will depend on the way your question is worded

Answer 9

Suppose that an accelerating car goes from 0 mph to 68.2 mph in five seconds. Its velocity is given in the following table, converted from miles per hour to feet per second, so that all time measurements are in seconds. (Note: 1 mph is 22/15 ft/sec.) Find the average acceleration of the car over each of the first two seconds.



t (s) 0 1 2 3 4 5
v(t) (ft/s) 0.00 34.09 59.09 77.27 90.91 100.00

give the average acceleration over the 1st and 2nd second

1st second ___ =
2nd second ___ =

Answer 10

It is the difference in velocities during those periods divided by the time elapsed.

Answer 11

it will be units of ft/s^2 like you had thought!

Answer 12

nice....thanks!!!!

Answer 13

man calc 1 here at this school is TOUGH!!!

Answer 14

NOT this problem persay...but the exams

Answer 15

and in my head, i think your answer should be 25 ft/s^2

Answer 16

that question wasn't really calculus aha.

Answer 17

and calculus is never easy until you fully understand it! it required much deeper thought than regular math

Answer 18

haha i mean, overall calc here is hard...and umm yea i think the answer was 25 ft/sec^2 or something lol