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Embarassing question-- Displacement equation
Im just trying to understand why the equation for displacement along a line is [tex]x= 1/2(v_{0}+v)t[/tex]. If the other equation for displacement is [tex]v*t[/tex], where does the 1/2 come from?
[tex]v*t[/tex]
[tex]x= 1/2(v_{0}+v)t[/tex]
Homework Statement
Im just trying to understand why the equation for displacement along a line is [tex]x= 1/2(v_{0}+v)t[/tex]. If the other equation for displacement is [tex]v*t[/tex], where does the 1/2 come from?
Homework Equations
[tex]v*t[/tex]
[tex]x= 1/2(v_{0}+v)t[/tex]