PHYSICS 1

Vectors
 Objectives
•Describe the motion of an object in terms of
distance or displacement, speed or velocity, and
acceleration
•Solve problems involving motion
 Reference Point

Non-moving point from Reference point

which motion is measured

Motion
Change in position
Motion
in relation to a
reference point at a
given time interval
Distance Vs.
Distance (d)Displacement
vs. Displacement ( d )
Chanice drives her scooter 7 kilometres north.
She stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometres
east. What distance did she cover? What was
her displacement?
WORK:
Distance = 7km+5km =12km
5km E
Displacement= 7^2 + 5^2
7km N = 49 + 25
=8.6 km NE
Amy runs 2 laps of 400m track, what is her total
distance and displacement?
WORK:
Distance = 400m+400m=800m
400 m Displacement is 0 since she
goes back to her starting
position
 An ant crawls 4cm going east, then it turned right
5cm then it turned left for 2cm and finally turned
3cm left . What distance did it cover? What was its
displacement?
WORK:
4cm E Distance = 4cm + 5cm + 2cm + 3cm =
14cm
5 cm 3cm Horizontal distance=4cm+2cm=6cm
2cm
Vertical Distance=5cm-3cm=2cm
Displacement= 6^2 + 2^2 =6.32cmSE
 It’s your turn
Tara goes on a camel safari in Africa. She travels 5 km north, then 3
km east and then 1 km north again. What distance did she cover?
What was her displacement?

Alex goes cruising on his dirt bike. He rides 700 m north, 300 m east,
400 m north, 600 m west, 1200 m south 300 m east and finally 100 m
north. What distance did he cover? What was his displacement? (use
1cm = 100m)

Jose buys a new moped. He travels 3 km south and then 4 km east.

How far does he need to go to get back to where he started?
 Speed vs Velocity
d • rate of motion
v t • distance traveled
per unit time
distance • with direction-
speed 
time Velocity
Your neighbor skates at a speed of 4 m/s. You can
skate 100 m in 20 s. Who skates faster?

GIVEN: WORK:
d = 100 m v=d÷t
t = 20 s
v = (100 m) ÷ (20 s)
v=?
d v = 5 m/s

v t You skate faster!

Sound travels 330 m/s. If a lightning bolt strikes the
ground 1 km away from you, how long will it take for you
to hear it?

GIVEN: WORK:
v = 330 m/s t=d÷v
d = 1km = 1000m
t = (1000 m) ÷ (330 m/s)
t=?
d t = 3.03 s

v t
A cyclist covers a distance in 2 hours at a speed
of 7.5km/hr. Calculate his distance travelled.

GIVEN: WORK:
v = 7.5km/hr d = v*t
d=?
d = 7.5km/hr * 2hr
t = 2hr
d d = 15km

v t
A football field is
about 100 m long.
If it takes a person
20 seconds to run
its length, how fast
were they running?
If you drive at 100
km/hr for 6 hours,
how far will you go?
Every summer I drive
to Pennsylvania. It is
895 km to get there. If
I average 100 km/hr,
how much time will I
spend driving?
 vf - vi
Acceleration
a t
• the rate of change of velocity
• change in speed or direction v f  vi
a
• Deceleration – slowing down t
Remember

𝒗𝒇 = 𝒗𝒊 + 𝒂𝒕

𝒗𝒇+𝒗𝒊
𝒅= ( ) t
𝟐

𝒗𝒇 − 𝒗𝒊
𝒕=
𝒂
A roller coaster starts down a hill at 10 m/s. Three
seconds later, its speed is 32 m/s. What is the roller
coaster’s acceleration?
WORK:
GIVEN:
a = (vf - vi) ÷ t
vi = 10 m/s
t=3s a = (32m/s - 10m/s) ÷ (3s)
vf = 32 m/s a = 22 m/s ÷ 3 s
vf - vi
a=?
a t a = 7.3 m/s2
How long will it take a car traveling 30 m/s to
come to a stop if its acceleration is -3 m/s2?

GIVEN: WORK:
t=? t = (vf - vi) ÷ a
vi = 30 m/s t = (0m/s-30m/s)÷(-3m/s2)
vf = 0 m/s
t = -30 m/s ÷ -3m/s2
a = -3 m/s2 vf - vi

a t t = 10 s
 A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1
m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine the acceleration of the
car .
WORK:
GIVEN: a = (vf - vi) ÷ t
t = 2.47s
a = (46.1m/s-18.5m/s) ÷ (2.47s)
vi = 18.5 m/s
a = 27.6 m/s ÷ 2.47s
vf =46.1m/s
a=? vf - vi a = 11.2 m/s2

a t
• A rider constantly accelerates to a velocity of 9.5m/s
during 3.5s. The bike’s displacement during the
acceleration was 22m. What was the initial velocity
of the bike?
GIVEN: WORK:
t = 3.5s v=d/t=22/3.5=6.286m/s
vi = ? v=(vf+vi)/2 --- 2v=vf+vi
vf = 9.5m/s vi=2v-vf
d=22m vi=2(6.286m/s)-9m/s
=3.07m/s
• A car accelerates from 12m/s to 27m/s while it travels
125m. How long does it take to achieve this speed?
What is the acceleration?
GIVEN: WORK:
t=? t = 2d/(vf+vi)
vi = 12m/s t=2(125m)/(27m/s+12m/s)
=6.41s
vf = 27m/s
a=(27m/s-12m/s)/6.41s
d=125m
=2.34m/s^2
a=?
• An airplane starts from rest and accelerates to a
constant 4.5m/s^2 for 35s before leaving the ground.
• How far did it move?
• How fast does it move when it took off?
GIVEN: WORK:
t = 35s t=(vf-vi)/a - at=vf-vi - vf=at+vi
vi = 0 Vf=4.5m/s^2 * 35s = 157.5m/s
vf = ? d=(vf+vi)/2 * t
d=? d=(157.5m/s+0)/2 * 35s
a=4.5m/s^2 =2756.25 m
Free Fall
• free fall is any
motion of a body
where gravity is the
only force acting
upon it.
A construction worker accidentally drops a brick from a high
scaffold.
a. What is the velocity of the brick after 4.0 s?
b. How far does the brick fall during this time?
GIVEN:
t = 4s WORK:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 0 + 9.8m/s2 * 4s
vf =? m/s vf = 39m/s
d=? d = (39m/s+0)/2 * 4s
a = 9.8m/s2
d = 78 m
A juggler tosses three balls alternately, vertically upward. Each
ball has an initial velocity of 5m/s
a. How long does it take for the ball to reach max height??
b. How high does each ball rise?
GIVEN:
t=? WORK:
vi = 5 m/s t = (0 - 5m/s) / - 9.8m/s2
vf =0 m/s t = 0.51s
d=? d = (0m/s+5m/s)/2 * 0.51s
a = 9.8m/s2
d = 1.3 m
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