Enter the velocity and angles of up to 5 different velocity vectors into the calculator to determine the net velocity.
- All Velocity Calculators
- Velocity Calculator
- Resultant Velocity Calculator
- Horizontal and Vertical Velocity Calculator
- Relative Velocity Calculator
- Magnitude of Velocity Calculator
- True Velocity Calculator
- Net Acceleration Calculator
Net Velocity Formula
The following equation is used to calculate the Net Velocity.
Vx = V1*cos(a1) + V2*cos(a2) + …
Vy = V1*sin(a1) +V2*sin(a2) +…
Vmag = SQRT(Vx^2 + Vy^2)
- Where Vx is the net x-velocity
- Vy is the net y velocity
- V1 – V5 are the individual velocities
- a1 – a5 are the angle of the velocities
- Vmag is the magnitude of the net velocity
What is a Net Velocity?
Definition:
A net velocity is defined as the total magnitude and direction of the summation of 2 or more velocity vectors.
How to Calculate Net Velocity?
Example Problem:
The following example outlines the steps and information needed to calculate Net Velocity.
In this example we will look at the net velocity of two different velocity vectors.
Vector 1 = 5 m/s @ 20 degrees
Vector 2 = 10 m/s @ 60 degrees
Using the formula above we find:
Vx = 5*cos(20deg) + 10*cos(60deg) = 9.69 m/s
Vy = 5*sin(20deg) +10*sin(60deg) = 10.37 m/s
Vmag = sqrt(9.69^2 + 10.37^2) = 14.19 m/s