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Acceleration.
A change in velocity is called acceleration.
Acceleration = Change
in Velocity ÷ Time.
This equation is written as
a = (v-u) ÷ t
where
a = acceleration
v = final
velocity (the one it ended up
with)
u = initial velocity (the
one it started with)
t = time
This equation is important!
The units of acceleration are m/s2, called "metres per second squared".
If an
object gets faster, it will have a positive acceleration.
If an object gets slower, it will have a negative acceleration
(this is sometimes called "deceleration"
but the term "negative acceleration" is preferred).
See the next page for calculations.
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