Linear Motion

(Speed, Velocity and Acceleration)

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 WHAT IS MOTION?
• A continuous change of position with respect to a
certain reference point.

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What is Distance?
• Total length of a path.

What is DISPLACEMENT?
• Refers to the straight line distance between the
starting point and the end point.

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 What is speed?
• How fast something moves; the distance traveled
per unit time.

SPEED= distance/ time

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What is Velocity?
• The speed of an object and a specification of its
direction of motion.

VELOCITY= displacement/ time

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What is Acceleration?
• The rate at which velocity changes with time; the
change in velocity may be in magnitude, or direction,
or both.

ACCELERATION= ΔVelocity/ time

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Summary of Formulas:
•Speed
s= distance/ time

•Average Speed
save= total distance covered/ time interval

•Velocity
v= diplacement/ time

•Acceleration
a= (vfinal – vinitial)/ time

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Summary of Formulas:
•Uniform/ Constant Acceleration
vfinal = vinitial + at
d= vinitialt + (at2)/2
vfinal2= vinitial2 + 2ad

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 1 minute to memorize the formulas

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 Get a sheet of paper and
answer the following questions:
You will be given a minute to answer
each problem.

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1. What is the displacement of the cross-
country team if they begin at the school, run
10 miles and finish back at the school?

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1. What is the displacement of the cross-
country team if they begin at the school, run
10 miles and finish back at the school?

ANSWER= 0 miles

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2. While on vacation, Lisa Carr traveled a total
distance of 440 miles. Her trip took 8 hours.
What was her average speed?

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2. While on vacation, Lisa Carr traveled a total
distance of 440 miles. Her trip took 8 hours.
What was her average speed?

ANSWER= 55 mi/hr

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3. Ima Hurryin is approaching a stoplight
moving with a velocity of +30.0 m/s. The
light turns yellow, and Ima applies the brakes
and skids to a stop. If Ima's acceleration is
-8.00 m/s2, then determine the displacement
of the car during the skidding process.

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3. Ima Hurryin is approaching a stoplight
moving with a velocity of +30.0 m/s. The
light turns yellow, and Ima applies the brakes
and skids to a stop. If Ima's acceleration is
-8.00 m/s2, then determine the displacement
of the car during the skidding process.
ANSWER= 56.3 meters

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4. Ben Rushin is is waiting at a stoplight. When
it finally turns green, Ben accelerated from
rest at a rate of a 6.00 m/s2 for a time of 4.10
seconds. Determine the displacement of
Ben's car during this time period.

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4. Ben Rushin is is waiting at a stoplight. When
it finally turns green, Ben accelerated from
rest at a rate of a 6.00 m/s2 for a time of 4.10
seconds. Determine the displacement of
Ben's car during this time period.

ANSWER= 50.4 meters

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5. An airplane accelerates down a runway at
3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off
the ground. Determine the distance traveled
before takeoff.

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5. An airplane accelerates down a runway at
3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off
the ground. Determine the distance traveled
before takeoff.

ANSWER= 1720 meters

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6. A car starts from rest and accelerates
uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a
distance of 110 m. Determine the
acceleration of the car.

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6. A car starts from rest and accelerates
uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a
distance of 110 m. Determine the
acceleration of the car.

ANSWER= 8.10 m/s2

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7. Upton Chuck is riding the Giant Drop at Great
America. If Upton free falls for 2.6 seconds,
what will be his final velocity and how far
will he fall?

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7. Upton Chuck is riding the Giant Drop at Great
America. If Upton free falls for 2.6 seconds,
what will be his final velocity and how far
will he fall?
ANSWER= d = 33 m and vf = 25.5 m/s

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8. A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5
m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine
the acceleration of the car and the distance
traveled.

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8. A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5
m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine
the acceleration of the car and the distance
traveled.
ANSWER= a = 11.2 m/s/s and d = 79.8 m

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 FIN

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