Average velocity, abbreviated as \(\bar {v}\) or \(v_a\), also called constant acceleration, is the average of any given velocities where the acceleration is constant. The calculation for average velocity with zero accleration is shown below.
Average velocity calculator
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Average velocity formulas
| \(\large{ \bar {v} = \frac{ d }{ t } }\) |
| \(\large{ \bar {v} = \frac{ v_i \;+\; v_f }{ 2 } }\) |
| \(\large{ \bar {v} = \frac{ 1 }{ 2 } \left( v_i + v_f \right) }\) |
Where:
| Units |
English |
Metric |
| \(\large{ \bar {v} }\) = average velocity |
\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec}}\) |
\(\large{\frac{m}{s}}\) |
| \(\large{ d }\) = displacement |
\(\large{ ft }\) |
\(\large{ m }\) |
| \(\large{ v_f }\) = final velocity |
\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec}}\) |
\(\large{\frac{m}{s}}\) |
| \(\large{ v_i }\) = initial velocity |
\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec}}\) |
\(\large{\frac{m}{s}}\) |
| \(\large{ t }\) = time |
\(\large{ sec }\) |
\(\large{ s }\) |
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