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physics questions


Question Posted Saturday September 23 2006, 11:06 am

alright, im studying for a test, and im in desperate need of your help..physics is HARD!
if you can't answer any of thequestions..maybe you've heard of a good physics-website that explains this kinda stuff (cause my physics book is waaayy to complicated!!) thanks

So here we go,

what the heck is displacement (S) as in v = s divided by t?? and how do you use it, like in what type of questions?
how do you calculate the instantaneous velocity??
and like, what is it??

thaank youu!


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NinjaNeer answered Saturday September 23 2006, 5:28 pm:
Okay... so here's a simpler explanation than the one below...

Displacement is just the distance from one point to another. So if a car moves from S=1 to S=6, the car's displacement is 5.

Instantaneous velocity is the velocity at any given point. It's different from velocity, which is the total displacement divided by the total time.

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littleblufirefly answered Saturday September 23 2006, 4:16 pm:
I don't know if this is going to help you or confuse you even more. I recommend asking your teacher or getting a tutor to explain it to you better because it's hard to do over the net. Also, our answers are limited over advicenators because we aren't technically supposed to help with homework, but I understand that you are trying to get help with the information and not get others to do it for you. I did my best and I hope it helps. <3 Dana

Displacement is a vector with size and direction. We might say, "The object experienced a displacement of 30 meters in a direction 50 degrees South of West." We know how far the object moved and in what direction it moved.
The difference between an objects starting position and final position after it moves is known as displacement.

Formula for displacement: delta x= x2 - x1. Displacement is the change in X position, or delta x. Delta is a Greek Symbol which looks similar to a triangle. x2= destinational position, x1= starting position.

Displacement = meters
Velocity = m/s
Acceleration = m/s squared.

Instantaneous velocity shows the velocity of an object at one point. Instantansous velocity is the limit of the displacement divided by the change in time as the change in time approaches zero.

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Geneva answered Saturday September 23 2006, 3:20 pm:
try googleing it. that's what I do or ask your mom or dad, if not your teacher

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