Distance -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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Distance

For a particle with initial position , speed v, and acted upon by a constant acceleration a, the position as a function of time t is given by

(1)

The distance fallen under uniform acceleration a in order to reach a speed v is given by

(2)

Acceleration, Expansion Parameter, Height, Length, Projectile, Range, Speed, Velocity




References

O'Hanian, H. C. Physics, Vol. 1. New York: W. W. Norton, pp. 70-71, 1985.



© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein

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