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What is the velocity of a 178 gram object (softball, 11inch diameter) thrown 97 meters. Can anyone help?
Need more information.Sevenzzz said:What is the velocity of a 178 gram object (softball, 11inch diameter) thrown 97 meters. Can anyone help?
Velocity is a measure of how fast an object is moving in a particular direction. It is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude (speed) and direction.
Velocity can be calculated by dividing the change in position (displacement) by the change in time. This can be represented by the equation velocity = displacement / time. Alternatively, it can also be calculated by multiplying the object's speed by its direction.
The standard unit of velocity is meters per second (m/s). However, other units such as kilometers per hour (km/h), feet per second (ft/s), and miles per hour (mph) may also be used depending on the context.
Velocity and speed are often used interchangeably, but they are actually slightly different. While speed only measures how fast an object is moving, velocity takes into account the direction of movement as well. This means that two objects can have the same speed but different velocity if they are moving in different directions.
The average velocity of an object can be found by dividing the total displacement (change in position) by the total time taken. This gives the overall velocity of the object over a given period of time. It can also be calculated by finding the slope of the displacement-time graph for the object.