Question

Acceleration and velocity _____. mean the same thing as speed are related but different factors can be calculated with the same mathematical equation have the same units of measure

Answer 1

Answer: speed is different from velocity and acceleration

Explanation:

Acceleration is rate of change of velocity per unit time and velocity is rate of change of displacement(shortest path between initial and final point) per unit time. but speed is Distance per unit time. The difference between speed and other two terms is that, speed is scalar i.e it has only magnitude, velocity and acceleration has both velocity as well as direction.

1. a(acceleration) = dv/dt
2. v(velocity) = ds/dt
3. speed = distance/time