Lesson 1.

3: ACCELERATION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. describe the motion of an object in terms

of acceleration (S7FE-IIIa-1);
2. perform activities on acceleration;
3. compute for the acceleration.
Unit: m/s2
FORMULA
:
Eq. (1)
a= v/t OR a
Eq. (3)

Eq. (2)
OR
Since velocity involves speed and direction, a
body is accelerating if it has:
1. constant speed but changing direction.
2. constant direction but changing speed, and
3. both changing speed and changing
direction
 In Figure 1.3 given below you see that a car
moving in a curved path. While it is traveling its
direction is changing with the path. However, we
cannot observe if there is a change in its speed or
not. Can we say that the car has acceleration?

The answer of the question is yes. Based from

the definition of acceleration,
there must be change in the magnitude or
direction of the velocity. In this example, the
direction of the car and the velocity are
changing with time. Thus, of course we can say
that this car is accelerating.
Now, to better understand the topic. Solve some problems.
Example: A car starts to move and reaches the velocity 80m/s in 10
seconds. Calculate the acceleration of this car.
A. Given: Example: A car starts to move
and reaches the velocity 80m/s
vi = 0 m/s in 10 seconds. Calculate the
vf = 80m/s acceleration of this car.
t = 10s
a=?
B. Formula:
a=

C. Solution: D. Final answer:

a=
a= 8m/s2
Example:
A boy having 3m/s 2

acceleration starts to
run. Calculate the
boy’s final velocity
after 15 seconds?
A. Given: Example:
a = 3m/s2 A boy having 3m/s2 acceleration
starts to run. Calculate the boy’s
vi = 0m/s final velocity after 15 seconds?
t = 15s
vf = ?
B. Formula:

C. Solution: D. Final answer:

vf = 45m/s
Given:
a=? SAMPLE PROBLEM
v= 10m/s
t= 45s
Given:
a=?
Formula: v= 10m/s
a= v/t t= 45s
Solution:
a=
a= 0.22 m/s2
 SAMPLE PROBLEM
Given:
a= 45 m/s2
Jenny accelerates at v= ?
45 m/s2 with in 120 t= 120s
seconds. Find the Formula:
v = at
velocity?
Solution:
v = (45 m/s2)(120s)
Final answer:
v = 5,400m/s