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How to find average acceleration only using displacement and time?

User Sard
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You can't. You can only find average velocity.

But if you also know that initial velocity is zero ... the object started from rest ... then

Avg acceleration =

2 x displacement / time-squared

User Audry
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Answer:

Average acceleration = Displacement / (time)^2

Step-by-step explanation:

The unit for acceleration is


m {s}^( - 2)

Displacement = m

Time = s

Hence the units of displacement and time should be manipulated to get the unit of acceleration.

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