A student calculates acceleration using this equation:
(final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2=2×acceleration×distance (\text{final velocity})^2 - (\text{initial velocity})^2 = 2 \times \text{acceleration} \times \text{distance} (final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2=2×acceleration×distanceWhat is the correct equation for acceleration?
acceleration=(final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2−2×distance\text{acceleration} = (\text{final velocity})^2 - (\text{initial velocity})^2 - 2 \times \text{distance}acceleration=(final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2−2×distance
acceleration=(final velocity)2−(initial velocity)22×distance\text{acceleration} = \frac{(\text{final velocity})^2 - (\text{initial velocity})^2}{2 \times \text{distance}}acceleration=2×distance(final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2
acceleration=2×distance×((final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2)\text{acceleration} = 2 \times \text{distance} \times ((\text{final velocity})^2 - (\text{initial velocity})^2)acceleration=2×distance×((final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2)
acceleration=2×distance(final velocity)2−(initial velocity)2\text{acceleration} = \frac{2 \times \text{distance}}{(\text{final velocity})^2 - (\text{initial velocity})^2}acceleration=(final velocity)2−(initial velocity)22×distance