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How long would it take to go from zero to 186,000 miles per second at 1-G acceleration? What is the formula?
I am looking for the formula for solving this problem. I used to know it but over time it has been moved into an archive that I cannot bring forth.
4 Answers
- AresIVLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
1 G = 32.2 ft/s^2
the equation would be:
t = v/a (assuming constant acceleration in a vacuum)
so 186,000 mi/s would be 186,000mi/s*5280ft/mi...
the equation would go...
t = 982080000 ft/s/32.2 ft/s^2
t = 30499378.88 s
= 8472.05 hrs
= 353.00 days
= .97 yrs.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Because you are going to get really fast (you cannot of course ever reach c) then relativity comes into play. This means that the actual acceleration will fall the faster you get. See below for the formula.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
time = velocity/acceleration
t = (3.0*10^8 m/s)/(9.8 m/s^2) = 3.1*10^8 s = 8500 hours
