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Offline ayoubi

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Physics: if you want to calculate the average speed?
« on: June 03, 2009, 10:37:25 am »
v+u/2 right?
does v means the last speed
u means 0 for example .. the starting point?

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Re: Physics: if you want to calculate the average speed?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2009, 10:59:58 am »
if der r 2 speeds given den u can add dem n divide by 2 to find da avg speed but otherwise da formula is avg speed=total distance travelled/ total time taken.... ;)

n da equation u mentioned id (v-u)/t wer v=final velocity
                                                        u=initial velocity
                                                        t=time taken
but this is 2 find da acceleration.....

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Re: Physics: if you want to calculate the average speed?
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009, 11:04:57 am »
v+u/2 right?
does v means the last speed
u means 0 for example .. the starting point?
(v+u)/2