## hi what formula do i use to find for my question

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
in a final burst of energy near the end of a bike race, Julia accelerates at 0.32 m/s^2 north for 15 s, attaining a final speed of 18.6 m/s south. what was Julia's initial velocity and how far did she travel while accelerating?

3. The attempt at a solution
In this case I think i have to find the V1...but im not sure what the formula I'd use! Any help is appreciated

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 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help You want the equation for acceleration. You've seen it here quite a few times now. Can you try and write it out?
 Recognitions: Gold Member What is the most basic formula you know relating the initial and final velocities, the time interval, and acceleration?

## hi what formula do i use to find for my question

 Quote by hage567 You want the equation for acceleration. You've seen it here quite a few times now. Can you try and write it out?
well im saying i need to find v1...i already kno the acceleration formula...its a=delta v/delta t...

 Quote by daniel_i_l What is the most basic formula you know relating the initial and final velocities, the time interval, and acceleration?
Hmm.... is it a=delta v/delta t?

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 Quote by ImsoFly Hmm.... is it a=delta v/delta t?
Yes. So now how do you get v1 out of it? What's delta v mean?

 Quote by hage567 Yes. So now how do you get v1 out of it? What's delta v mean?
dleta v means change in velocity

 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help Yes, it does. So what exactly are you having trouble understanding? Why don't you try to find an actual answer to this problem then?

 Quote by hage567 Yes, it does. So what exactly are you having trouble understanding? Why don't you try to find an actual answer to this problem then?
how am i gonna get the initial velocity??? with a=delta v/delta t??

 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help You just said that delta v is the change in velocity! So, what does that mean? How would you state that in terms of two velocities?

 Quote by hage567 You just said that delta v is the change in velocity! So, what does that mean? How would you state that in terms of two velocities?
i kno v2-v1... but i need to find the initial velocity..mean v1 right?? so how do find v1!

 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help Rearrange the equation to isolate v1 on one side, and put the numbers in to get a value. Are you having trouble with the algebra?

 Quote by hage567 Rearrange the equation to isolate v1 on one side, and put the numbers in to get a value. Are you having trouble with the algebra?
yes i am i little bit..

 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help So you have $$a = \frac{v_2 - v_1}{\Delta t}$$ You want to get the top part (v2-v1) by itself. How would you do that? What would you do get rid of delta t on the right hand side?

 Quote by hage567 So you have $$a = \frac{v_2 - v_1}{\Delta t}$$ You want to get the top part (v2-v1) by itself. How would you do that? What would you do get rid of delta t on the right hand side?
do u know if there's a site that tells you all the formulas like that so i can memorize them?

 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help You cannot rely on memorizing all the different forms of these equations, it won't work. You must learn to do the algebra. There might be some examples for you to study here: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html Do you not have a textbook with examples on this kind of thing?
 huh wat is that???