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Rectilinear Motion With Variable Acceleration
Rectilinear Motion With Variable Acceleration
MOTION WITH
VARIABLE
ACCELERATION
The diagram above shows the relationship
between acceleration a, velocity v and
displacement x.
V=
a= a =V
=
EXAMPLE
S = 32 m
b. V= = + substitute t=2
= /
. = +
a=
= +
= substitute t=2
a = 36 /
2. THE MOTION OF A PARTICLE IS GIVEN BY
THE EQUATION S = − + WHERE S IN
m AND t IN seconds. COMPUTE THE
FOLLOWING WHEN
t = 2 seconds
= − +
= − + , SUBSTITUTE 2 SEC
V = 70 m/s
C.ACCELERATION WHEN t = 2 sec
a=
since, = − +
= − + , SUBSTITUE 2 SEC
a = 98