Why can't we apply the speed equation in a free fall?

[axer]

Hello, so i know in a free fall the acceleration is constant (9.8 m/s2) therefore speed/velocity is increasing.. But I am wondering why we can't use Speed=D/T

 

[boneh3ad]

Go back and think about the several points you just made. If velocity is changing, does a formula that gives a single speed over time make sense to you.

 

[PeroK]

Hello, so i know in a free fall the acceleration is constant (9.8 m/s2) therefore speed/velocity is increasing.. But I am wondering why we can't use Speed=D/T

You can and that will give you the average speed.

 

[lekh2003]

Hello, so i know in a free fall the acceleration is constant (9.8 m/s2) therefore speed/velocity is increasing.. But I am wondering why we can't use Speed=D/T

You most definitely can use the velocity = d/t formula. Just keep in mind that the speed you will find from this equation will be the average velocity, this means that it is the average of all the velocities combined since you are combining the total distance and total time.

If you want to find the velocity at any given point in time or space, then you need to use the kinematic equations.