LABORATORY EXERCISE NO.

3
MOTION: GRAPHICAL DIFFERENTIATION

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OBJECTIVES
1. To solve problems involving time, displacement, velocity, and acceleration graphically.

MATERIALS NEEDED

Drawing Sheet (A4 size bond paper, substance 20) Technical Pens (0.1, 0.3 and 0.7 or 0.5)
Mechanical Pen or pencil Eraser
Steel Rule (up to 1/64 of an inch measurement) T-square (optional)
Protractor Triangle (optional)
French Curve

PROBLEM
A particle moves in a straight line in such a way that its displacement s, in inches, from a given reference point at
successive 1-sec intervals from 0 to 6, both inclusive, is 4.1, 4.5, 4.2, 3.0, 1.45, 0.40 and 0 respectively. Plot a
displacement-time curve. Scales: Time 1 in =1 sec. Displacement 1 in = 1 in. From this curve find the velocity for
each value of t.
𝑡, 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑠, 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑣, 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠)
0 4.1
1 4.5
2 4.2
6 3.0
4 1.45
5 0.40
6 0
PROCEDURE

1. Draw a cartesian plane and plot the given data. Use a French curve to connect all points.

Question: What scale did you use?

Answer:

2. On the Displacement-Time curve, create a right triangle whose hypotenuse is tangent to the curve. Solve
the values of acceleration.

𝑡, 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 s, inches 𝐿𝑒𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑎, 𝑖𝑝2

 Show the complete solution of computation of acceleration.

3. Make sure your drawing is neat and clean. 4.
Submit your drawing.