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NAME:

GRADE AND STRAND:

GRADE: 12
SEMESTER: FIRST SEMESTER
SUBJECT TITLE: GENERAL PHYSICS 1
NO. OF HOURS/SEM: 80 hours/semester

GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Prepared by:

LESLIE S. MERMELO

NOTE: Only the Activities, and Quiz in each learning Kit shall be returned/ submitted during
the drop-off of the answered modules.

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Quarter 1 - Module 3 One-dimensional Kinematics

Learning Competencies

 define distance and displacement, speed and velocity, and acceleration,

 solve a problem for distance and displacement, speed and velocity, and acceleration; and
 describe free fall

Kinematics

- A study in dynamics that deals with the space-time relationship in bodies that is in
motion.

Distance and Displacement

As described in the previous grades, the length of an object’s motion can be described by
distance and displacement.

Distance is the total length covered from where the

motion started. Displacement, on the other hand, is the
length of the line drawn from the object’s origin to its final
position, which indicates the overall direction of the motion.
It involves the starting position to serve as a reference point.

Consider the motion of a runner

2 10 m

20 m

1. Distance and Displacement from the origin to the end of Path 1

Notice that from the origin, the runner has covered 20 m. in this case, both the distance
and displacement have a magnitude of 20 m. The displacement now bears the direction to
the right and should be described as 20 m to the right.
2. Distance and Displacement from the origin to the end of Path 2
In this case, the total distance covered and the displacements are different. The total
distance covered is simply the sum of the distance in Path 1 and 2.
dt = d1 + d2
dt = 20 m + 10 m
dt = 30 m

In getting the displacement, we use the concept of vector addition

dt = 20 m, east
d1 + d2 = dt

dt = 10 m, north
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 N - 10 m

W E – 20 m

To determine the resultant vector, we use Pythagorean Theorem.

To determine the angle, we use the tangent identity.

Note : in your calculator click shift + Tan

Θ = tan- 10
20
Θ = 26.57o

Thus, the total displacement of the origin to the end of Path 2 is √ 500 m, 26.57o, north of east.

Speed and Velocity

Speed, as often described, is the change in distance over change in time; velocity requires an
additional element of direction and is the vector counterpart of speed.
Sample time and distance of a moving particle
time (s) 0 1 2 3 4
distance (m) 0 2 4 6 8

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 We can now determine the speed of the particle by dividing the total distance covered by
the total time used.

Compute for the particles’ average velocity, divide the change in distance by the change in time.

v = change in distance (∆d)

change in time (∆ t)

v = df - do
tf - to

v = 8 m -6 m - 4 m - 2 m - 0 m
4s-3s-2s-1s-0s
v = -4m
-2 s
v = 2 m/s

The average velocity has the same magnitude as the average speed. We can say that the average
velocity of the particle is 2 m/s to the right.

Example 1

Find the average speed and average velocity of the particle with the motion described below.

time (s) 0 1 2 3 4

distance (d) 3 6 9 12 15

Solution

s = total distance (d)

total time (t)

s = d/t

= 45m/10s

= 4.5 m/s the average speed of the particle is 4.5 m/s

the average velocity is:

v = change in distance (∆d)

change in time (∆ t)

v = df - do
tf - t o

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v = 15 m -12 m - 9 m - 6 m - 3 m
4s-3s-2s-1s-0s
v = - 15 m
-2
v = 7.5 m/s

We can say that the average velocity of the particle is 7.5 m/s to the right.

Acceleration

Acceleration is the change in velocity per change in time. It involves a change in either
speed or direction, or both. When an object increases its speed or velocity, it is accelerating; if
otherwise, it is decelerating or non-accelerating (constant velocity).

Sample time and velocity of a moving particle to the right

time (s) 0 1 2 3 4

distance (m/s) 0 2 4 6 8
determine the average acceleration of the particle by dividing the change in velocity by the
change in time used.

average acceleration ( a ) = change in velocity (∆v)

change in time (∆t)

a = ∆v
∆t

a = 8 m/s - 6 m/s - 4 m/s - 2 m/s - 0 m/s

4s-3s-2s-0s
a = -4 m/s
-2 s
a = 2 m/s2

Free Fall

A free falling object is an object that is falling under the sole influence of gravity. Any object
that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity is said to be in a state of free fall. There are
two important motion characteristics that are true of free-falling objects:
● All free-falling objects (on Earth) accelerate downwards at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s (often
approximated as 10 m/s/s

video presentation: https://youtu.be/Sw2P1hpwpqU

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SUBJECT TITLE: GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Activity 1

A. Determine the Distance and Displacement.

2 15 m

25 m

Distance : ________

Displacement

resultant vector : ______________

angle: ___________

direction :__________

( Use separate sheet of paper for computation )

B. Find the average speed and average velocity of the particle with motion described below.

time (s) 0 1 2 3 4

distance (d) 50 40 30 20 10

average speed: ____________ average velocity: ____________

Solution Solution

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SUBJECT TITLE: GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Quiz

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1.) The length of the line drawn from the object’s origin to its final position, which indicates
the overall direction of the motion.
a. distance b. displacement c. speed d. velocity
2.) To determine the angle, we use the _____ identity
a. tangent b. sine c. cosine d. none of the above
3.) _____ is the total length covered where the motion started.
a. distance b. displacement c. speed d. velocity
4.) It requires an additional element of direction and it is the vector counterpart of speed.
a. acceleration b. free fall c. speed d. velocity
5.) Any object that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity is said to be in a state of
____________.
a. acceleration b. free fall c. speed d. velocity
6.) - 10.)

Solve for the average acceleration

time (s) 0 1 2 3 4

distance (m/s) 0 3 6 9 12

average acceleration: ____________

Solution:

The average acceleration is going to the left or to the right? ______________

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