Acceleration

Acceleration

Acceleration is the rate at which an object’s speed is changing.
An object that is speeding up is accelerating. An object that is slowing down is decelerating.
The average acceleration of an object is given by the equation \(\text{acceleration}=\text{change in velocity}\div\text{time}\). This can be written as \(a=\dfrac{\Delta v}{t}\) where:
- \(a\) is the average acceleration in m/s²
- \(\Delta v\) is the change in velocity in m/s
- \(t\) is the time in s

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