The discussion revolves around a problem involving the final velocity of a supersonic jet that is being uniformly accelerated. The context includes basic kinematics concepts, particularly focusing on acceleration and its relationship with velocity.
The discussion has progressed with participants providing guidance on the definitions and equations related to acceleration and velocity. Some participants have expressed understanding of the concepts, while others are still clarifying their thoughts.
There is a noted lack of distance information, which is impacting the application of certain kinematic equations. The participants are navigating through the foundational concepts of the topic.
Since you don't have distance, that won't help. But what's the most basic definition of acceleration?weesieman said:V(final) = V(initial)^2 +2ad. Well that's what I tried using but we just started this topic and I am not sure at all.
Good. Express that mathematically.weesieman said:The rate that velocity changes
That's velocity. What about acceleration?weesieman said:v=d/t
Good! a = (vf - vi)/t.weesieman said:oh right I think i got it. vf-vi/t