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How do you calculate average velocity?

Average velocity, vavgv_{avg}, is calculated by dividing the change in position, Δx\Delta x, by the change in time, Δt\Delta t: vavg=ΔxΔtv_{avg} = \frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t}.

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How do you calculate average velocity?

Average velocity, vavgv_{avg}, is calculated by dividing the change in position, Δx\Delta x, by the change in time, Δt\Delta t: vavg=ΔxΔtv_{avg} = \frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t}.

How do you calculate average acceleration?

Average acceleration, aavga_{avg}, is calculated by dividing the change in velocity, Δv\Delta v, by the change in time, Δt\Delta t: aavg=ΔvΔta_{avg} = \frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}.

How do you calculate centripetal acceleration?

Centripetal acceleration, aca_c, is calculated by dividing the square of the velocity, v2v^2, by the radius, rr: ac=v2ra_c = \frac{v^2}{r}.

How do you calculate centripetal force?

Centripetal force, FcF_c, is calculated by multiplying the mass, mm, by the centripetal acceleration, aca_c: Fc=mac=mv2rF_c = m a_c = \frac{mv^2}{r}.

What is the difference between uniform and non-uniform motion?

Uniform motion: constant velocity, zero acceleration. Non-uniform motion: changing velocity, non-zero acceleration.

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Speed is the rate of motion. Velocity is the rate and direction of motion.

What is the difference between average and instantaneous velocity?

Average velocity is the change in position over a time interval. Instantaneous velocity is the velocity at a specific moment in time, requiring calculus.

What is the difference between uniform and non-uniform motion?

Uniform motion has constant velocity (zero acceleration). Non-uniform motion has changing velocity (non-zero acceleration).

Differentiate between speed and velocity.

Speed is the rate at which an object is moving. Velocity is the rate at which an object is moving in a specific direction.

Differentiate between centripetal force and centrifugal force.

Centripetal force is a real force that causes an object to move in a circular path, directed towards the center of the circle. Centrifugal force is a fictitious force that appears to act outward on an object moving in a circular path, only observed in a non-inertial (rotating) frame of reference.