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How do you find the final velocity given time, a start at rest, and acceleration in a motion problem?

You begin at rest, and accelerate, at a constant rate of 10 m/s2 for 7 seconds. What will your final speed be?

Summary

  1. m- meters
  2. s- seconds
  3. vf- final velocity
  4. t- time
  5. a- acceleration

Notes

    1. It's a good idea to write down the variables that you know in your problem
    1. vi- initial velocity
    2. m- meters
    3. s- seconds
    4. vf- final velocity
    5. a- acceleration
    6. t- time
    1. Think about the variables in your problem and then figure out what equation contains those variables
    1. vi- initial velocity
    2. vf- final velocity
    3. a- acceleration
    4. t- time
    1. vi- initial velocity
    2. vf- final velocity
    3. a- acceleration
    4. t- time
    1. Last step, plug in the variables into the equation for final velocity
    1. vf- initial velocity
    2. m- meters
    3. s- seconds
    1. vf- initial velocity
    2. m- meters
    3. s- seconds