Define the terms speed, velocity and acceleration
Difficulty: Easy
Speed:
The distance covered by an object in unit time is called speed.
$Speed = \frac{Distance \: covered}{Time \: taken}$
$v = \frac{S}{t}$
Velocity:
The rate of displacement of a body is called velocity.
$Velocity=\frac{Displacement}{Time \: taken}$
$v = \frac{D}{t}$
Acceleration:
Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity of a body
$acceleration = \frac{Change \: of \: velocity}{Time \: taken}$
$acceleration = \frac{final \: velocity \: - \: initial \: velocity}{Time \: taken}$
$a=\frac{vf \: - \: vi}{t}$
Unit of acceleration:
SI unit of acceleration is a meter per second square.
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