How does velocity accurately affect and compare the speed of cars?

Each car ever created has different speeds and velocities. If there is a minivan and a
lamborghini, the lamborghini will have more speed than the minivan everytime. A supercar and
a minivan have different variables that affect speed, but what are these main differences? This
is a question many have when comparing the speeds of supercars and everyday cars. Recently
in Physics class we began a Buggy lab investigation that focused on measuring the speed of
two cars and comparing their velocity to find the solution to why one buggy was much slower
than the other. Through this investigation, a question was centralized that asked, “How does
velocity affect the speed of cars?” The question was found important and it was further felt that if
you set a timer to the exact same time for each car, then the red car will be 2.3875 times faster
than the blue car due to the difference in velocities measured between the cars.

The red car travels two meters eight times. The time it took to travel the two meters is
recorded. Then the blue car travels two meters eight times. The time it took for the blue car to
travel the two meters is recorded. The average distance traveled for the red car is calculated.
The average distance is recorded. The average distance traveled for the blue car is calculated.
The average distance is recorded. The velocity (mps) for the red car is calculated. The velocity
is recorded. The velocity (mps) for the blue car is calculated. The velocity for the blue car is
recorded. The distance trials and average distance for both cars is compared to determine if the
laws of velocity affect the speed of cars.

Trials, Velocities, Time in Distance, and Averages For The Buggies

time distance (red) distance (blue)

0 0 0
1 0.382 0.16
2 0.764 0.32
3 1.146 0.48
4 1.528 0.64
5 1.91 0.8
6 2.292 0.96
7 2.674 1.12
8 3.056 1.28
9 3.438 1.44
10 3.82 1.6
11 4.202 1.76
12 4.584 1.92
12.5 4.775 2
13 4.966 2.08
 14 5.348 2.24
15 5.73 2.4

Red buggy Blue buggy

Time(sec) Time(sec
Trail 1 5.41 12.43
Trail 2 5.23 12.5
Trail 3 5.03 12.71
Trial 4 5.15 12.08
Trial 5 5.21 12.75
Trail 6 5.21 12.53
Trial 7 5.33 12.23
Trial 8 5.45 12.88
avg Time (sec) 5.25 12.51
velocity (mps) 0.382 0.16

Distance For Cars Based on Time

 From the data in the table and the graph it is clear that velocity affects and compares the
speed of both buggy cars. By using the data table and calculating the velocity, we can use the
velocity to calculate distance and time within the buggy cars. For example if we take the
velocity of the red car, .382 mps, and want to find how far the buggy will travel in 14 seconds,
we can do .382(14) to find that the red car will travel 5.348 meters. We can also use velocity to
compare differences in distance between both buggies. In the graph we see that at four
seconds, the red car is at 1.528 meters and the blue car is at .64 meters; by taking this data and
calculating the velocity of both cars we can compare the two cars. To compare both buggies we
can take the velocity of the red car and divide it by the velocity of the blue buggy, this data,
.382/.16 will convey that the average difference is 2.3875. To prove this difference, if you take
the data from the table and choose a random time, in this case eleven, we find that when
dividing the distance of the red car, 4.202, by the distance of the blue car, 1.76, we get the
average difference, 2.3875; this shows that by using velocity, we can accurately compare
different objects. To find an accurate date we needed to find the velocity. To find velocity we
used our data table where we recorded our trial data. To find the velocity we calculated distance
divided by time. For example, in the trials we ran we took our constant distance, 2 meters, and
divided it by the average time, for the blue car it was 12.51. By dividing 2 by 12.51, we got the
velocity .16 for the blue buggy which allowed us to accurately calculate future differences in
times for certain distances.

In conclusion, the hypothesis that velocity can accurately predict the difference, 2.3875,
between the two buggies. The data within the graph and tables showed the correlation between
using velocity to calculate the effect and comparisons in data between the two buggies. The red
car was 2.3875 times faster than the blue buggy. Velocity can be used to calculate and predict
future distances due to the mathematical methods and using velocity to compare data.