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Average Velocity

 

Average Velocity Formula

\( \bar {v} \;=\; \dfrac{ 1 }{ 2 } \cdot ( v_i + v_f )  \)     (Average Velocity)

\( v_i \;=\; 2 \cdot \bar {v} - v_f  \)

\( v_f \;=\; 2 \cdot \bar {v} - v_i  \)

Symbol English Metric
\( \bar {v}  \) = Average Velocity \(ft \;/\; sec\) \(m \;/\; s\)
\( v_i  \) = Initial Velocity \(ft \;/\; sec\) \(m \;/\; s\)
\( v_f  \) = Final Velocity \(ft \;/\; sec\) \(m \;/\; s\)

Average velocity, abbreviated as \(\bar {v}\) or \(v_a\), also called constant acceleration, is the average of any given velocities where the acceleration is constant.  The calculation for average velocity with zero accleration is shown below.         

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