LAB 2 : LINEAR MOTION

OBJEKTIVE
1. To analyze linear motion of moving object.
2. To determine displacement, velocity and acceleration of a linear motion.

INFERENCE
1. Linear motion is a motion along a straight line.
2. Velocity is uniform when acceleration is zero and non-uniform when acceleration is
non zero.

HYPOTHESIS
1. Velocity is speed in a given direction.
2. Acceleration is the increase of velocity over a period of time.
3. Deceleration is the decrease of velocity over a period of time.
APPARATUS
1. Ticker tape



2. Runway

3. Power supply

4. Trolley

5. Jumper wire

6. Ticker timer



PROCEDURE
1. The apparatus was set up as figure 1.
2. The runway is inclined about 1m 2m, so that trolley will roll down freely from rest
without any force.
3. The ticker tape was attached to the trolley using cellophane tape.
4. Switch on the ticker timer and released the trolley freely.

Figure 1



RESULT
1 Number of 10-dot strips 5
2 Total time, t total = number of strips 0.2 1.0 s
3 Total of displacement of the trolley 65.2 m
4 Average velocity of the trolley
v = total displacement
total time
65.2 m/s
5 Acceleration of the trolley
a. Initial velocity
u = length of first strip
time for 10-dots
16 m/s
b. Final velocity
v = length of last strip
time of 10-dots
115 m/s
c. Time of acceleration, t
(number of strip 1) ( time of 10 dots )
0.8 s
d. Acceleration
a = v - u
t
123.75 m/

6 Average velocity
V average = v + u
t
65.5 m/s

CALCULATION













ANALYSIS

1. The 10 dot was mark and number as the figure above.
2. The ticker tape was cut and paste into 10-dot strips on the graph paper.
Note:
1. Frequency of ticker time is 50Hz. Therefore, 1 dot or 1 unit time represents 1/50seconds or
0.02 second.
2. Time for 10 dots = 10 dots x 0.02 second = 0.2 seconds

ERROR ANALYSIS
Error
1. Careless when doing the calculation.
2. Applied force when release the trolley.
Step to avoid error
1. Be careful when doing the calculation.
2. Make sure there is no applied force when release the trolley.

QUESTION
Yes have different, the different between Result 4 and 6 is result 4 is 65.2 m/s and result 6 is
65.5 m/s. That because result 4 is a theory while result 6 is practical. Result 4 is theory
because it shows the velocity of the experiment. While result 6 shows the average velocity.






CONCLUSION
From the experiment, we found that experiment linear motion was successful done according
to the procedures.
The objective of experiment was achieved to analyze linear motion of a moving object and
determine displacement, velocity and acceleration of a linear motion.
As the conclusion, the hypothesis is accepted. We enable to determine linear motion of a
moving object and enable to determine displacement, velocity and acceleration of linear
motion.