{"id":4916,"date":"2020-08-05T18:40:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/?p=4916"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:57:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T17:57:13","slug":"how-to-calculate-speed-3-ways-to-calculate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/how-to-calculate-speed-3-ways-to-calculate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Calculate Speed: 3 Ways to Calculate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever noticed a moving train and thought, how is it moving? It is moving because of the speed. So what is speed? Speed is the way to measure how fast something is moving at a particular time. There are different ways to measure it. Thus today, we&#8217;ll learn how to calculate speed. Here we&#8217;ll discuss three methods of calculating speed. So let&#8217;s get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, read some of our latest\u00a0 posts:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/learning\/what-are-constants-in-math-definition-and-examples\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are Constants in Math | Definition, and Examples<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/subject\/important-laws-of-physics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Important Laws of Physics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speed is the measure of distance over time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To calculate the speed, there are two quantities &#8211; distance and time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The equation : speed = distance\/time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three ways to calculate the speed:-<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the Standard Speed Equation<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the distance traveled by an object<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the basics equation of how to calculate speed, first, you must have distance traveled by an object.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0d = 10<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the time taken to cover the distance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next piece of information that you need is the time taken by an object to travel a certain distance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0t = 5<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divide the distance by the time to find the speed<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The distance over time will give you the speed of the object.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0s=d\/t = 10\/5 = 2<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important not to forget the units\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now label your answer with proper units. As without units, it is hard for others to understand what our answer means.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d= m, t=s, s=2m\/s<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solving Intermediate Problems<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divide up the identities to solve for distance and time<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you know the equation to calculate speed, you can use different variables to find more than just speed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0speed = distance\/time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">speed \u00d7 time = (distance\/time) \u00d7 time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">speed \u00d7 time = distance<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 km\/h \u00d7 4 h = distance = <\/span><b>80 kilometers<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Convert your units as per the need<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes you calculate the speed in one set of the unit but want to convert it in another unit. It is easier than you thought. Let&#8217;s see how.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80 km = 1\/1.6 = 50 miles<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replace the &#8220;distance&#8221; variable with distance formulas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Objects don&#8217;t always travel in a straight line. But the standard equation tells us about objects moving in a straight line. So now what to do?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suppose a plane is flying in a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/learning\/name-of-the-shapes-in-geometry-mathematics-tip\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">circular path<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> then use the following method to calculate its speed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s = (2 \u00d7 \u03c0 \u00d7 r)\/t<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s = (2 \u00d7 \u03c0 \u00d7 10)\/2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s = 62.83\/2 = 31.415 miles\/hour<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ps:- Average Speed = d\/t\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculating Instantaneous Speed\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since speed is the magnitude of the velocity<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use absolute values for negative velocities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the derivative of a position function<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the integral of an acceleration function<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So these were some methods to know how to calculate speed. 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