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marioisaac
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Hello everyone,
What does mathematically a second squared means?
Let us consider we have a Car that is traveling through space from point A to point B.
At point A it has 0 velocity; and at point B it reaches a velocity of 1m/s.
The acceleration therefore is 1m/s squared.
For example:
Let us have 2 points in space: A and B, and they are 1 meter away from each other.
A---------B ; if I square this distance in space I get the following:
D---------C
! !
! !
A---------B
With this operation I have added a new dimension to space, and it is easy to understand.
Now let us have 2 points in the time domain: A and B, and they are 1 second away from each other.
A---------B ; if I square this distance in time I get the following:
D---------C
! !
! !
A---------B
Now I get in trouble; if I think of time as flowing from A to B, what does time squared actually mean?
Notice that I understand the concept of Acceleration as the rate of change of velocity:
Acceleration = Velocity (meters per second) per Time (second); but mathematically I don't get to understand Time (s) squared;
I appreciate your answers.
Thank you,
What does mathematically a second squared means?
Let us consider we have a Car that is traveling through space from point A to point B.
At point A it has 0 velocity; and at point B it reaches a velocity of 1m/s.
The acceleration therefore is 1m/s squared.
For example:
Let us have 2 points in space: A and B, and they are 1 meter away from each other.
A---------B ; if I square this distance in space I get the following:
D---------C
! !
! !
A---------B
With this operation I have added a new dimension to space, and it is easy to understand.
Now let us have 2 points in the time domain: A and B, and they are 1 second away from each other.
A---------B ; if I square this distance in time I get the following:
D---------C
! !
! !
A---------B
Now I get in trouble; if I think of time as flowing from A to B, what does time squared actually mean?
Notice that I understand the concept of Acceleration as the rate of change of velocity:
Acceleration = Velocity (meters per second) per Time (second); but mathematically I don't get to understand Time (s) squared;
I appreciate your answers.
Thank you,