Uniform Rectilinear Motion

A motion in which a body moves along a straight line, covering equal distances in any equal
intervals of time is known as a Uniform Rectilinear Motion.
Position vector ⃗x has a magnitude called distance D and a direction relative to a reference
point.

Displacement: Δ x=x f −x i=v ∙ ∆ t

Δ x=v ∙ ∆ t
x f =x i+ v ∙ t

Interval of time (time interval): ∆ t=t f −t i

⃗
∆x
∆ t=
v
For Uniform Rectilinear Motion
∆ t=t 2−t 1=t 3−t 2=t 4−t 3………
∆ x=x 2−x 1=x 3−x 2=x 4 −x 3………
x2 −x1 x3 −x 2 x 4−x 3 ∆x
= = =…= =const
t 2 −t 1 t 3 −t 2 t 4−t 3 ∆t

Velocity is defined as the displacement per unit of time.

Direction of velocity is the same as the direction of displacement. The direction of velocity can
be defined by positive (+) or negative (-) signs.
⃗
∆x
Velocity ⃗v =
∆t

Position vs. time graph

Δx
velocity = slope = =tg θ
Δt
If the slope is steeper, the velocity of the body is higher.

Velocity vs. Time Graph

The velocity-time graph is a horizontal line.
Displacement = Area between the line and the time axis

Velocity directed in the same direction x f =x 0+ v ∆ t velocity directed in the opposite direction
x f =x 0−v ∆ t

𝒙=𝒇(𝒕)− law of motion of a material point

The magnitude of the velocity vector is called speed which is a scalar quantity.
𝑺=|𝒗 ⃗ |