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Initial Velocity

 

Initial Velocity Formula

\( v_i \;=\; v_f - a \cdot t \) 
Symbol English Metric
\( v_i  \) = initial velocity \(ft\;/\;sec\) \(m\;/\;s\)
\( v_f  \) = final velocity \(ft\;/\;sec\) \(m\;/\;s\)
\( a \) = acceleration \(ft\;/\;sec^2\) \(m\;/\;s^2\)
\( t \) = time \( sec \) \( s \)

initial velocity 1Initial velocity, abbreviated as \(v_i\), is the starting point at which motion begins.

 

 

 

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Initial Velocity Formula

\( v_i \;=\;   \dfrac{ s }{ t }  - ( \dfrac{1}{2} \cdot a \cdot t  )\) 
Symbol English Metric
\( v_i  \) = initial velocity \(ft\;/\;sec\) \(m\;/\;s\)
\( s \) = displacement \( ft \) \( m \)
\( t \) = time \( sec \) \( s \)
\( a \) = acceleration \(ft\;/\;sec^2\) \(m\;/\;s^2\)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Velocity Formula

\( v_i \;=\; \sqrt{ v_f - ( 2 \cdot a \cdot d ) }  \) 
Symbol English Metric
\( v_i  \) = initial velocity \(ft\;/\;sec\) \(m\;/\;s\)
\( v_f  \) = final velocity \(ft\;/\;sec\) \(m\;/\;s\)
\( a \) = acceleration \(ft\;/\;sec^2\) \(m\;/\;s^2\)
\( d  \) = distance \(ft\) \(m\)