Acceleration
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Acceleration | |
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![]() In the absence o air resistance an thus terminal velocity, a fawing baw would continue tae accelerate. | |
Common seembols | a |
SI unit | m/s2, m·s−2, m s−2 |
Acceleration, in pheesics, is the rate o chynge o velocity o an object wi respect tae time. An object's acceleration is the net result o ony an aw forces actin on the object, as describit bi Newton's Seicont Law.[1]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Crew, Henry (2008). The Principles of Mechanics. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 43. ISBN 0-559-36871-2.