09-05-2019, 05:02 PM
(09-05-2019, 04:00 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: Ok, so what is the formula for distance traveled?
An engine accelerates at 1 foot per second per second for 10 seconds so the distance traveled would be 55 feet.
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55.
This won't work for huge numbers though unless you have a computer to do the calculations.
For instance, what is the distance traveled if your engine accelerates at 1 foot per second per second up to the speed of light?
What is that formula?
The engine is not going a full foot per second for the first full second. It starts at zero and ends at 1. So the average speed is only 1/2 foot per second for the first second. The average speed for the second second is 1.5 feet per second and so on.
Sorry I can't spit out the exact formula, but that is how it works.
