02-01-2012, 05:36 PM
Because to work out speed distance or time we use the below sums below
speed= distance/time
distance= speed x time
Time= distance/speed
But acceleration is different. If you think of speed being measured in meters per second (m/s) then acceleration is measured in meters per second per second or m/s/s
Or for a bit easier to understand think mph for speed and mphph for acceleration
I would explain this better but Poodle has all my engineering textbooks so I cant look it up.
speed= distance/time
distance= speed x time
Time= distance/speed
But acceleration is different. If you think of speed being measured in meters per second (m/s) then acceleration is measured in meters per second per second or m/s/s
Or for a bit easier to understand think mph for speed and mphph for acceleration
I would explain this better but Poodle has all my engineering textbooks so I cant look it up.