SPEED, VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION

Motion

Speed and Velocity

The rate of change of distance is called speed

Speed (m/sec)

Distance traveled (m)

v=d t

Time taken (sec)

Velocity

Velocity .. A speed in a given direction

Rate of change of displacement.

Direction
Velocity Magnitude
(speed)

Velocity is a Vector Quantity

Speed and Velocity

MTR drivers concern speed only.

Speed = 90 km h1 Pilots concern velocity (Direction & Speed).

Speed = 300 km h1 Direction = west

Speed is a single measurement that tells how fast you are going, like 90 km/h. Velocity means you know both your speed and your

Acceleration
Acceleration is a vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity . An object is accelerating if it is changing its velocity.

Acceleration (m/sec2)

a=v-u t

Change in speed (m/sec)

Change in time (sec)

Accelerations of a Car
Acceleration is the rate of change in the speed of an object.

Velocity-Time Relation
(v = u + at)
If the motion is considered from t = 0, then the corresponding velocity v(o) at t = 0 is called the initial velocity and the velocity after a time interval t, is called the final velocity and denoted by v(t) . In this case, the acceleration is given by

or

at = v (t) - v (0) v(t) = v (0) + at if we say that initial velocity is denoted at u and final velocity is v Than

v = u + at

Position-Time Relation (s = ut + 1/2 at2)