How Accurate Are These Calculations Based on Newton's Second Law?

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V(final)= Displacemenet/Time << to get the time
then
Acceleration= V(final)/Time

but am not sure ...
 
salooom599 said:
V(final)= Displacemenet/Time << to get the time
To get the time you'll need the average velocity, not the final velocity.
then
Acceleration= V(final)/Time
Acceleration = ΔV/Time.