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Calculating Change in Velocity
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |A car begins from rest and [[accelerate]]s at a rate of 4.5m/s/s for 23 seconds. Calculate the change in [[velocity]] of the car correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |A person on [[The Moon]] drops a ball vertically. The [[acceleration]] due to [[gravity]] on [[The Moon]] is 1.6m/s/s. Calculate the change in [[velocity]] of the ball after 5.3seconds, correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
a = 4.5m/s/s
t = 23s
| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
a = 1.6m/s/s
t = 5.3s
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers and [[Evaluate (Maths)|evaluate]].'''
<math>a = {\frac{\Delta v}{t}} </math>
<math>4.5 = {\frac{\Delta v}{23}} </math>
| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers and [[Evaluate (Maths)|evaluate]].'''
<math>a = {\frac{\Delta v}{t}} </math>
<math>1.6 = {\frac{\Delta v}{5.3}} </math>
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>\Delta v = 4.5 \times 23</math>
<math>\Delta v \approx 100m/s</math>
| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>\Delta v = 1.6 \times 5.3</math>