Horizontal Acceleration Calculator

Calculate Horizontal Acceleration



Formula

The formula to calculate the Horizontal Acceleration is:

\[ \text{Ax} = A \times \cos(a) \]

Where:

What is Horizontal Acceleration?

Horizontal acceleration refers to the component of acceleration that acts along the horizontal axis. It is calculated by multiplying the magnitude of the acceleration by the cosine of the angle of the direction. The most common units for horizontal acceleration are meters per second squared (m/s²).

Example Calculation

Let's consider an example:

Using the formula to calculate the Horizontal Acceleration:

\[ \text{Ax} = 10 \times \cos(30^\circ) = 10 \times 0.866 = 8.66 \text{ m/s²} \]

This means that the horizontal acceleration for this scenario is 8.66 m/s².