Which of the following describes acceleration?

1:s/m
2:m/$\sf s^2$
3:$\sf m^2$
4:m/s

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Which of the following describes acceleration?

1:s/m
2:m/$\sf s^2$
3:$\sf m^2$
4:m/s

abhisar · Answer

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jhonyy9 · Answer

from physic knowledge i think 2. is right

marihelenh · Answer

That is correct because acceleration is equal to velocity over time. The units for velocity are meters per second and time is seconds, so you have, $$\frac{ \frac{ m }{ s } }{ s }$$
Instead of dividing, you can multiply by switching the numerator and denominator, so $$\frac{ m }{ s }*\frac{ 1 }{ s }$$

marihelenh · Answer

That will give you your units, which the second option is the only one with the correct units.