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AStaunton
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I was just thinking about equation of motion:
s=x_0+ut+1/2at^2 where u is initial velocity
diff w.r.t.t to find velocity at a given time :
ds/dt=u+at
My question is, why was it so simple to differentiate w.r.t.t, as "u" is a function of "t" and "a" is a function of t.
But in my differentiation step, these were both treated as constants, why is that?
s=x_0+ut+1/2at^2 where u is initial velocity
diff w.r.t.t to find velocity at a given time :
ds/dt=u+at
My question is, why was it so simple to differentiate w.r.t.t, as "u" is a function of "t" and "a" is a function of t.
But in my differentiation step, these were both treated as constants, why is that?