CHAPTER 2:

KINEMATICS
2.1 Linear motion
(a) Derive and use equations of motion
with constant acceleration
 Derived equations of motion with constant acceleration

𝑣−𝑢
•𝑎 =
𝑡
•𝑎𝑡 = 𝑣 − 𝑢
•𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡──①
•s= (average velocity)×(time)
𝑢+𝑣
•𝑠 = 𝑡──②
2
1
•𝑠 = 𝑢 + 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡 𝑡
2
1 2
•𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 ──③
2
•① 𝑣 − 𝑢 = 𝑎𝑡
2𝑠
•② 𝑣 + 𝑢 =
𝑡
•①×②
2𝑠
• 𝑣−𝑢 𝑣+𝑢 = (𝑎𝑡)( )
𝑡
2 2
•𝑣 − 𝑢 = 2𝑎𝑠
2 2
•𝑣 = 𝑢 + 2𝑎𝑠──④
Equations of motion with constant acceleration

•𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡──①
𝑢+𝑣
•𝑠 = 𝑡──②
2
1 2
•𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 ──③
2
•𝑣 2
= 𝑢 2
+ 2𝑎𝑠──④
a=constant
Use equations of motion with constant acceleration

Equation u v a s t

𝑣−𝑢
𝑎= √ √ √ √
𝑡

𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡 √ √ √ √

𝑢+𝑣
𝑠= 𝑡 √ √ √ √
2

1
𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2 √ √ √ √
2

𝑣 2 = 𝑢2 + 2𝑎𝑠 √ √ √ √
Example 1:
• An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20
m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground.
Determine the displacement traveled before
takeoff.
• a = 3.20 m/s2, t = 32.8 s, u = 0 m/s, s = ?
1 2
• 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
2
1 2
• 𝑠 = 0 32.8 + 3.20 32.8 = 1721m
2
Example 2:
• 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 and the
displacement.
• u = 18.5 m/s, v = 46.1 m/s, t = 2.47s, a = ?, s = ?
𝑣−𝑢
•𝑎 =
𝑡
46.1−18.5
•𝑎 = = 11.2 m/s2
2.47
𝑢+𝑣
•𝑠 = 𝑡
2
18.5+46.1
•𝑠 = 2.47 = 79.8 m
2