Understanding Final Velocity: A Beginner's Guide

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Final velocity refers to the magnitude and direction of an object's speed at the end of a process. It is often associated with terminal velocity, which occurs when an object experiences decreasing acceleration until it reaches zero. At this point, the object's speed stabilizes, indicating that it has reached terminal velocity. The discussion also touches on the concept of final velocity in the context of collisions. Understanding these principles is essential for comprehending motion dynamics.
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What is Final Velocity? :confused:
 
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In what context did you come across that expression?
 
the magnitude and direction of speed at the end of process
 
If you are talking about "terminal velocity", this term is sometimes (or always?) when objects go through restrained acceleartion. That is, the object's acceleration is not constant and is constantly decreasing until it reaches zero. The velocity when the acceleration is zero, is the terminal velocity.
 
Could also be talking about collision or something else, though.
 

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