Definition of an uniformly
accelerated motion
The uniformly accelerated motion is a motion
that is characterized for having a movement
In. straight line and a constant
acceleration and different of zero, therefore
the velocity of an abject in this movement is
constantly changing depending on the
direction of the velocity
Main characteristics of the uniformly
‘accelerated motion: 10 identify when we are
taking about o uniformly accelerated mation
Js necessary to know the parameters of this
motion: Its froiectory is in a straight line
which means that this is a motion that only
moves in one dimension, Its acceleration Is
different than zero, nd this is the main
difference behueen this motion and the
constant velocity motion. Its velocity is
changing constantly, because of the
acceleration, the velocity increases or
decreases permanently, this is why in the
problems of this mation there is aluays going
to be an initial velocity and a final velocity
Uniformly accelerated motion
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The acceleration is the constant change of
the velocity. The sign or the direction that a
velocity or an acceleration has could give
@ preview of what the movement Is Going to
bbe ike, if both acceleration and velocity
hove the some sign, then the object will
increase the velocity every second, but if
this magnitudes have diferent signs (for
example a postive velocity and a negative
acceleration) then the object will start to
slow down every second until it is at restBehavior of a uniformly
accelerated motion
In a reierence system we usually take up
‘and right directions as positives and down
and left directions as negatives, so if an
object starts at rest, ond then we apply a
positive acceleration to it, the object will
start to advance to the right, but if we
aoply a negative acceleration, then the
object ill start 49 advance to the left
When an object in unifortly accelerated
motion has an acceleration in the opposite
direction than the velocity, then the velocity
of the object uill start 10 decrease unt it
stays in rest, afer that moment the object
will stat to advance towards the opposite
direction, an example of that is uhen we
throw something up, we apply a velocity to
the object but because of the grouity it
starts to decrease its velocity and for a
moment itis Gt rest, but then it comes down
fo earth again, lets remember that gravity is
an acceleration that affects every object on
earth.
Formulas of the Uniformly
accelerated motion
There ore 5 formulas to solve any problen
of uniformly accelerated motion, from which
we can use any of those to find a variable,
but we have to know which one to use,
becouse there are some problems that gives
lust certain data, but the problem does not
give any data that we can use in an
equation, that is why we have to pick very
carefully which equation we are going to
use.Pee oy
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inal velocity of an object and ue hav
he initial velocity, acceleration and
distance, the
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Examples of the uniformly
accelerated motion
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