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gmsc2/03/2009 3:28:08 am PST

re: #191 Killian Bundy

But you can have a change in Δv?

/no?

I guess the problem I’m having here is trying to stay within the context of my post and your suggested change.

When I posted:

Formula for velocity? Δv = v2 - v1

..and claimed the translations were as follows:

In plain English: “The change in velocity is equal to the second velocity measurement minus the first velocity measurement.”

In “mathspeak”: “Delta v equals v-sub-2 minus v-sub-1.”

You replied that the mathspeak translation should be stated as:

Change in delta V.

Since I was talking about change in velocity, not change in acceleration rate, this change was what I believed didn’t make any sense in the original context.

Moving away from the original context of my post, and on to a newer and semi-related topic, yes, there can be a change in Δv.