Explain the terms Acceleration and Velocity?


Velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement with respect to time. It is nothing but the speed at which an object moves in a particular direction. It is a vector quantity. It needs both magnitude and direction to represent it. Mathematically, velocity is given as $velocity =\frac{displacement }{ time}$ The units of velocity are meter/second (m/s).

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.  If the speed of an object is increasing, we can say the object is accelerating. Mathematically, acceleration is given as

                   $a\ =\ \frac{v\ -\ u}{t\ }$

Where a = acceleration,

v = final velocity,

u = initial velocity, and

t = time taken


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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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