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How can you rearrange the formula a = (v-u)/t to make the variable "t" the subject?

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K. Myers

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Answered Oct 09, 2018

If the standard formula is a = (v-u)/t, we must use this as a basis in getting the variable t. To find the value of t, you must first isolate by writing it as t =. Now, you must work on arranging the other variables to make the formula for t so the values must still be equal to the given standard formula.

Since the variable t is at the bottom of the given formula, you can easily interchange the position of the variable a and t. So the formula of t will be t = (v-u)/a.

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k.Paul

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Answered Dec 11, 2017

If the formula is A = V-U/t, you can always rearrange the variables in the formula to find the amount for another variable. Typically speaking if you are subtracting a variable, you may need to add it to the other side. In most formulas, if a variable is multiplied to another variable, it will be divided in order to move it to the other side of the formula. The opposite happens as well.

If you are dividing a variable in a formula, you will multiply it in order to move it to the other side of the formula. In this case you would have T is equal to the variable “v” multiplied to the variable “u” which has been divided by the variable “a.”

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John Smith

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Answered Jan 12, 2017

T=v-u/a

T=v-u/a is v=u+at rearranged to make t the subject. You would arrive at this answer by first subtracting u from both sides to give you v-u=at, then divide both sides by a to give you t=v-u/a
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