How Do You Rearrange v²=u²+2as to Solve for 's'?

[Infamous]

I have been trying but i can't quite figure out how to rearrange this so that 's' (displacement) is the subject. Please help me figure this out.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

 

[Doc Al]

What have you gotten so far?

Start by isolating "2as" to one side.

 

[Infamous]

Mostly what i had tried involved me immediately trying move 's' to the other side (so eg. v²/s=u²+2a), which hadnt been working for me. So, by isolating 2as, would this be correct as what i end up with:

v²-u²
_____ = s ?

2a

(Ordinarily 's' would be on the other side, but i couldn't work out how to do fractions on this forum).

So, is that pretty much right?

 

[mplayer]

Yep, you got it.

(Ordinarily 's' would be on the other side, but i couldn't work out how to do fractions on this forum)

You can use Latex for it on the advanced posting screen, the button(\Sigma) is on the upper right:

s = \frac{v^2-u^2}{2a}

 

[Infamous]

Awesome, now that I understand this the rest of my work is easy. Thanks!

You can use Latex for it on the advanced posting screen, the button(\Sigma) is on the upper right:

s = \frac{v^2-u^2}{2a}

Thanks for telling me about this, many forums i visit I've needed something like this, but never known how to use it.

 

[mplayer]

Awesome, now that I understand this the rest of my work is easy. Thanks!



Thanks for telling me about this, many forums i visit I've needed something like this, but never known how to use it.

No problem, just take a little bit to get used to. I'm still trying to figure it out too.