The problem
Average acceleration is defined as the change of velocity divided by the time taken to make the change, as shown in the following formula: a = v1 -v / t. Write a program that prompts the user to enter the starting velocity v0 in meters/second, the ending velocity v1 in meters/second, and the time span t in seconds, and displays the average acceleration. Here is a sample run:
Enter v0, v1, and t: 5.5 50.9 4.5
The average acceleration is 10.0889Breaking it down
public static void main(String[] Strings) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Enter v0, v1, and t: ");
double v0 = input.nextDouble();
double v1 = input.nextDouble();
double t = input.nextDouble();
input.close();
double acceleration = calculateAcceleration(v0, v1, t);
System.out.print("The average acceleration is " + acceleration);
}
private static double calculateAcceleration(double v0, double v1, double t) {
double acceleration = (v1 - v0) / t;
return acceleration;
}Output
Enter v0, v1, and t: 13 44.5 3.2
The average acceleration is 9.84375