I`m trying to find acceleration and I've been given distance and velocity. How would I find acceleration? (distance is distance from the ground; a ball was dropped from a certain height and that is what distance stands for)
To find acceleration, you can use the following formula:
acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) / time
However, in this case, you mentioned that you have been given distance and velocity but not time. Without the value of time, we cannot directly calculate acceleration using this formula.
In order to find acceleration, you will need to obtain the value of time. If time is not given, you can use the formula for finding time taken to reach a certain distance under constant acceleration:
distance = (initial velocity * time) + (0.5 * acceleration * time^2)
In this case, the initial velocity would be 0 since the ball was dropped. Rearranging the equation, we get:
distance = 0.5 * acceleration * time^2
Now, you have distance and can use this equation to solve for time. Once you have the value of time, you can substitute it into the initial formula to calculate acceleration.