Chapter 2

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Forces And Motion

Linear Motion (II)

Ticker Timer
A ticker timer vibrates at 50 Hz.
It makes ʻ50 ticksʼ per second on a 0.02 s
ticker tape.
1
The time for 1 tick represents — s or 0.02 s.
50
ʻ10 ticksʼ represents 0.2 s.

0.02 s

Ticker Tape ʻ10 ticksʼ ticker tape

Direction of motion
Fast!

Slow!

Constant Speed

Accelerating

Lots of Acceleration

Finding Average Velocity From Ticker Tape

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20

Direction Tape length for the first 10 ticks Tape length for the second 10 ticks
of motion 20 cm
20 cm
Average velocity of the first tape length = —0.2
—— —
s
= 100 cm s−1
= 1 m s−1

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