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Key Equations

Displacement Δx=xfxi
Total displacement ΔxTotal= Δxi
Average velocity v =Δx Δt =x2x1 t2t1
Instantaneous velocity v(t)=dx(t) dt
Average speed Average speed=s =Total distance Elapsed time
Instantaneous speed Instantaneous speed=|v(t) |
Average acceleration a =Δv Δt =vfv0 tft0
Instantaneous acceleration a(t)=dv(t) dt
Position from average velocity x=x0+v t
Average velocity (for constant acceleration) v =v0+v 2
Velocity from acceleration v=v0+at(constanta)
Position from velocity and acceleration x=x0+v0t+12 at2(constanta )
Velocity from distance v2=v02+2a(xx0 ) (constanta )
Velocity of free fall v=v0gt(positive upward)
Height of free fall y=y0+v0t12 gt2
Velocity of free fall from height v2=v022g(yy0)
Velocity from acceleration v(t)=a(t)dt+C1
Position from velocity x(t)=v(t)dt+C2
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