POGIL: Motion in Two Dimensions 2 How do things move when the motions in the x- and y-directions are simple

harmonic? You'll be pleasantly surprised when you find the answer. Oscillations in Two Dimensions Recall the rule for determining the motion in two dimensions: Any motion in two dimensions can be broken down into two one dimensional motions through vector components. Suppose an object moves in the x- and y-directions according to the following equations: 2 t 6 2 t y t=5 sin , 6 x t =5cos where t is the time in seconds and x and y are the components of position measured in meters. We want to find how the object moves with time and the path it takes. The following questions will guide us through this process. 1. What is the period of oscillation of the motion in the x-direction? 2. What is the period of oscillation of the motion in the y-direction? 3. What is the amplitude of oscillation of the motion in the x-direction? 4. What is the amplitude of oscillation of the motion in the y-direction? 5. Plot the x-component of position vs. time on the axes below. Place an appropriate scale on the vertical axis.

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6. Plot the y-component of position vs. time on the axes below. Place an appropriate scale on the vertical axis.

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7. Use your position vs. time graphs in questions 5 and 6 to plot the path that the object takes in two dimensions. Do this on a piece of graph paper using an appropriate scale and write the scale on the graph. Mark with dots the object's positions from 0 to 12 s at 1 s intervals. 8. What is the shape of the path that you drew in question 7? 9. How long does it take the object to traverse the path drawn in question 7? 10. Plot the x-component of velocity vs. time on the axes below. Place an appropriate scale on the vertical axis.

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11. Plot the y-component of velocity vs. time on the axes below. Place an appropriate scale on the vertical axis.

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12. In the chart below, use the velocity vs. time graphs in questions 11 and 12 to calculate the magnitude and direction of the object's velocity from 0 to 12 s at 1 s intervals. time (s) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13. Use your results in question 12 to draw the arrow representations of the velocity from 0 to 12 s at 1 s intervals. Draw each arrow representation on the dots you marked on the graph in question 7. 14. Is the velocity constant? Why or why not? magnitude of velocity (m/s) direction