Uniform Acceleration (GCSE Physics)
Uniform Acceleration
Calculating Uniform Acceleration
Formula for Uniform Acceleration
An object has uniform acceleration if the acceleration is constant throughout the journey. Therefore the speed is always changing at the same rate. Be careful – the speed is never constant, because there is always acceleration.
If there is uniform acceleration, we can calculate the acceleration using the following equation:
Where:
- final velocity, v, in metres per second, m/s
- initial velocity, u, in metres per second, m/s
- acceleration, a, in metres per second squared, m/s²
- distance, s, in metres, m
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