How should I figure out how far my frog is going? Velocity, Acceleration, Distance, or Speed? Let's try them all!
If my frog Tessie jumps 10 inches in the air 3 seconds, her speed would be 3.3 inches per second. And her velocity would be the same but north, because she is traveling upwards. So her velocity is 3.3 inches per second north!
Speed = d/tVelocity = d/t
But, what if Tessie decided to start running?
If Tessie decided to run and jump, this would be a form of acceleration! She starts station so her speed is 0 inches per seconds. Then, she speeds up to 5 inches per second and jumps, then she lands on the table in 10 seconds. WOW!
Now let's put Tessie's journey from the ground to the table into the formula to find acceleration
Now we have found out how far Tessie accelerated when she decided to move from the floor to the table!!
A = Vf - Vi Time
A = ?Vf = 5 in/secVi = 0 in/secTime = 10 seconds
A = 5 in/s - 0 in/s10 s
A = 1 in 2 s2
Thanks to the help of Tessie and her movements, we were able to find out how to calculare how far she moved amd how she accelerated. Thanks Tessie!
WOAH TESSIE!!
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