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What algebraic relationship expresses the displacement of an object in terms of its average velocity and elapsed time of travel?

2006-12-15 11:25:27 · 3 answers · asked by ahmad 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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d = v t

2006-12-15 11:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0 0

distance displaced = the time of travel multiplied by the average speed.

if the acceleration is uniform (aka it's a constant) then the small starting velocity and the large ending velocity is a nice straight line and so the AVERAGE velocity of the starting and ending velocity can be used in the equation (the small start evens out with the fast end) if you have a non uniform acceleration you must use a further complication in which you can no longer use algebra but instead must step up to calculas and find the area under the curve.
to recap:

d = average v * (t end - t start)

or

d = v * t

these are just more general forms of the same equations.
distance = velocity * time

distance = average velocity * (time start - time end, also known as total elapsed time in which the object is being moved)

there are far more general equations but this should work easilly

2006-12-15 19:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by ad_ice45 2 · 0 0

The algebraic relationship is....

If it's related to algebra, I don't like it!

2006-12-15 19:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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