Question

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change in velocity. Suppose we call the rate of change of acceleration ‘SLAP’. What is the unit of ‘SLAP’?

Answer 1

1. Acceleration is known as the rate of change in velocity.
2. Its SI unit is meter per (second)² (m/s²).
3. The rate of change of acceleration is named as ‘SLAP’

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{SLAP}=\frac{\mathrm{change}\mathrm{in}\mathrm{acceleration}}{\mathrm{Time}\mathrm{taken}} \\ \mathrm{SLAP}=\frac{\mathrm{m}/{\mathrm{s}}^2}{\mathrm{s}}=\frac{\mathrm{m}}{{\mathrm{s}}^2}\times \frac{1}{\mathrm{s}} \\ \mathrm{SLAP}=\mathrm{m}/{\mathrm{s}}^3 \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the unit of SLAP is m/s³.