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Which metric measurements would you use to calculate a train's speed?
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∙ 8y ago
A train travels fairly large distances so kilometres would be an appropriate unit for length. Hours would be the best unit for time, so speed would be in kilometres per hour. We don't really metricate time in most applications.
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What is an example of metric measurements?
The speed of light is 300,000,000 metres per second.
What measurements do you need to calculate the speed of a train?
distance travelled and time taken average speed = distance/time
What Two measurements to calculate speed?
Miles per hour or kilometers per hour
How do you calculate the relative speed of two trains passing each other?
If two trains are passing each other the relative speed can be found by adding the individual speeds of the two trains. This applies if the trains are passing each other in opposite directions. Should one be passing the other and both be moving in the same direction, the difference of the individual speeds would be the relative speed of the trains.
Which measurements would not be used to solve for average speed?
There are too many measurements that wouldn't have to be made in order to calculate an average speed. The only measurements that would matter in the most general example are the distance travelled and the time it took.
If A student measures the speed of a rolling ball three times. She adds the measurements and divides by 3. What quantity did the student calculate?
She obtained the average speed of the three measurements.
How do you use the metric system in math?
You use it to record measurements such as height or distance, speed or density, to convert from one set of units to another and to calculate the effect that one attribute (force) might have on another attribute (acceleration) of a third (mass).
Is metric and meter the same?
Yes and no. The metric system is a decimalized system of measurements that was developed in contrast to "Standard" or "English" measurements where conversions are more difficult to calculate. The principal unit of the metric system is the meter, a unit of length. Other units are based on the meter: Volume: a liter is 1/1000th of a meter cubed Mass: a kilogram is (basically) the mass of one liter of water Speed: measured in terms of meters per second or kilometers per hour etc.
When A student measures the speed of a rolling ball three times. She adds the measurements and divides by 3. What quantity did the student calculate?
Average measured speed.
What kinds of trains are there?
speed trains and trains to transport people
What two measurements of a wave you need to calculate its speed?
Wave speed(m/s)= Frequency(Hz) x Wavelength(m) W.S= Fr X Wl
How far something travels in a certain amount of time?
Speed measurements in the metric system are made in kphwhich stands for kilometers per hour, whereas mph stands for miles per hour, and is used in the Imperial System.
