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Acceleration Calculator

Find an acceleration from a change in velocity, from force and mass, or from distance and time.

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How it's calculated

a = (v − u) ÷ t
a = F ÷ m
a = 2 × (s − u × t) ÷ t²

Acceleration is how fast velocity changes, in metres per second every second. A negative value is deceleration. 1 g is 9.80665 m/s²; a car going 0–100 km/h in 6 s averages about 4.6 m/s², or roughly 0.47 g.

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