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    Distance Speed Time Formula

    Distance Speed Time Formula


    Speed is a measure of how quickly an object moves from one place to another.
    It is equal to the distance traveled divided by the time. It is possible to find any
    of these three values using the other two. This picture is helpful:

    The positions of the words in the triangle show where they need to go in the
    equations. To find the speed, distance is over time in the triangle, so speed is
    distance divided by time. To find distance, speed is beside time, so distance is
    speed multiplied by time.

    , ,

    , ,
    s = speed (meters/second)
    d = distance traveled (meters)
    t = time (seconds)
    Distance Speed Time Formula Questions:
    1) A dog runs from one side of a park to the other. The park is 80.0 meters
    across. The dog takes 16.0 seconds to cross the park. What is the speed of the
    dog?
    Answer: The distance the dog travels and the time it takes are given. The
    dog’s speed can be found with the formula:

    s = 5.0 m/s
    The speed of the dog is 5.0 meters per second.
    2) A golf cart is driven at its top speed of 27.0 km/h for 10.0 minutes. In
    meters, how far did the golf cart travel?
    Answer: The first step to solve this problem is to change the units of the speed
    and time so that the answer found will be in meters, since this is what the
    question asks for. The speed is:
    s = 27.0 km/h

    s = 7.50 m/s
    Converting the units, the speed is 7.50 m/s. The time the cart traveled for was:
    t = 10.0 min

    t = 600s
    The speed of the cart and the time of travel are given, so the distance traveled
    can be found using the formula:
    d = st
    d = (7.50 m/s)(600 s)
    d = 4500 m
    The golf cart traveled 4500 m, which is equal to 4.50 km.

    Average Speed Formula


    The Average Speed of an object is a measure of the distance covered by that
    object in a set period of time. It is the distance covered, divided by time.
    Average speed has a magnitude, and is a scalar quantity
    sAvg = ΔD/Δt
    D = distance, meters (m)
    t = time,sec (s)
    Δ = short form for 'the change'
    ΔD = short form for 'the change in distance'
    ΔD = D1 + D2 + D3 + ...Dn
    Δt = short form for 'the change in time'
    Δt = t1 + t2 + t3 + ... tn
    Average Speed Formula Questions:
    1) A vehicle moves 500 m in 2.5 minutes. What is the average speed of the
    vehicle? The distance traveled is D = 500 m; the time it took to cover that
    distance is t = 2.5 minutes. 2.5 minutes x 60 sec/min = 150 seconds. Now use
    the formula.
    s = D/t
    s = 500 m /150 sec
    s = 3.33 m/s
    2) If you drive from your house in Denver to Colorado Springs, and drive 60
    meters in the first hour, 45 meters in the 2nd hour, and 30 meters in the third
    hour, what is your average speed?
    The distance ΔD traveled is D = 60 meters + 45 meters + 30 meters = 135
    meters. The time Δt = 1 hr + 1 hr + 1 hr = 3 hrs x 60min/hr x 60 sec/min =
    10800 seconds. Now use the formula for average speed.
    s = ΔD/ Δt
    s = 135 meters/10800 seconds
    s = 0.0125 m/s

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