Motions in Two

Dimensions
Engr. Sarah Grace P. de Castro, ECE
Board of Director, IECEP Laguna Chapter
Board of Director, MRSP Laguna Chapter
Adviser- Mechatronics and Robotics Society of the Philippines
LPU-L Student Chapter
The Position, Velocity
and Acceleration
Vectors
 Vectors
Scalar Quantities are those that have only
a numerical value and no associated
direction.

Vector Quantities have both magnitude

and direction and obey the laws of vector
addition. The magnitude of a vector is
always a positive number.
Concepts and Principles
Components of a Vector and
Unit Vectors
Unit Vector
Unit Vector
Try to solve this…
Note that the magnitude of the instantaneous
velocity vector 𝑣 = 𝑣 of a particle is called “speed”
of the particle, which is a scalar quantity.
Two Dimensional Motion with
Constant Acceleration

𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
𝑣= 𝑑𝑡
= 𝑑𝑡
𝑖 + 𝑑𝑡
𝑗 = 𝑣𝑥 𝑖 + 𝑣𝑦 𝑗 (2)
Velocity vector as a function of
time
x and y coordinates of a particle
(constant acceleration)
Example 2
a) Solution:
Conceptualize
- Particle moves toward the right and downward
- The x component of the velocity starts at 20m/s &
increases by 4m/s
- The y component of the velocity never changes from its
initial value -15m/s
Categorize
- The particle is moving in two dimensions (x&y)
- Constant acceleration in x direction
- Constant velocity in y direction
𝒗𝒚𝒇
 Seatwork
In relation to example 2, what if we wait a very
long time and then observe the motion of the
particle? How would we describe the motion of
the particle for large value of the time?