Question

solve: d = ut + 0.5at^2
I dont understand... help?

Answer 1

This is a physics formula for distance.

Answer 2

yes, but i need to solve it as a literal equation

Answer 3

u in this case stands for velocity, t stands for time, and (a) stands for acceleration. Simply plug your values into this equation and you will get the distance that something has traveled.

Answer 4

i forgot to say to solve for "a"

Answer 5

Do you understand how to change this formula around with algebra?

Answer 6

i dont think so..

Answer 7

What would happen if you moved the ut to the other side of the equation?

Answer 8

would it be utd?

Answer 9

Not quite, it would be d - ut = .5at^2

Answer 10

oh ok, but what would i do next?

Answer 11

What is the opposite of multiplying something?

Answer 12

dividing right?

Answer 13

Very good

Answer 14

so i divide both sides of the equation by... is it .5?

Answer 15

That is the first step but we can do more than that. We can divide both side .5t^2 so that we get a by itself.

Answer 16

so it would be .5^2/d-ut?

Answer 17

When we divide both sides of the equation by .5t^2 it cancels the .5t^2 on the right side but how does the equation look like on the left? You are switched around on your equation above

Answer 18

ut-d/.5t=a?

Answer 19

That is almost perfect but your .5t is missing something

Answer 20

is it the exponent ^2?

Answer 21

Correct

Answer 22

is the equation done now?

Answer 23

You have your d and ut in the wrong place. d-ut is what is should be

Answer 24

show me your final answer and I will tell you if it is correct.

Answer 25

so d is before ut? so it would look like d-ut/o.5t^2=a?

Answer 26

Very good that is the correct answer

Answer 27

Thank you so much!!

Answer 28

You're welcome