How Do You Calculate Distance From Velocity?
In its most basic form, velocity is a measure of how quickly someone or something is moving. This article will teach you to solve a very basic math problem and calculate distance from velocity in just a few easy steps. Make sure that you have the appropriate variables. For this problem all you will need to know are the velocity (v) and the time (t). For example, a car travelled 60mph for 2 hours, therefore v=60mph and t=2hrs. Now set up your equation. As you know veloctiy = distance/time, rearranging this we see that distance = velocity * time, or d = 60mph*2hrs. Perform your calculation. d = 60*2 = 120. The car travelled 120 miles! If there is more than one leg to your trip, don’t panic! It is simple to calculate the total distance travelled. Suppose, for instance, that the car travelled 60mph for 2 hours, and then travelled 50mph for 3 hours. Perform your calculation for each segment of the trip and simply add them together: d1 = 60*2 = 120 and d2 = 50*3 = 150, so the total distance
