Calculation

1. Stripes (n) of 10 ticks obtained : 10

2. Total time taken of the movement of the trolley (T) :
T = (n) 0.2
T = 10 0.2
T = 2 second
3. Total displacement of the trolley (S)
S = Total length of the 10-ticks stripes
S = 0.067+0.143+0.165+0.208+0.218+0.244+0.278+0.301+0.318+0.377
S = 2.319 meter
4. Average Velocity =

Total displacement
Time takenfor stripe

S
T

2.319 m
2s

= 1.16 ms

5. Trolley acceleration

Velocity (initial), u =
=

Lengt h of stripe of t h e first tape

Time takenfor 10ticks
0.067 m
0.2 s

1
= 0.335 ms

Velocity (final), v =
v=

Lengt h of stripe of t h e last tape

Time taken for 10 ticks
0.377 m
0.2 s

1
v = 1.885 ms

Time for acceleration, t = ( n 1 ) time taken for 10 ticks

t = (10 1) 0.2s
t = 9 0.2
t = 1.8s

Acceleration, a =

a=

vu
t
1.8850.335
1.8

2
a = 0.861 ms

Average velocity of trolley

u+ v
V=
2

V=

0.335+ 1.885
2

1
V = 1.1 ms