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Uniformly Accelerated
Motion
Speed
total distance traveled
Average Speed
time taken
s
vav
t
Velocity
vector displacement
Average Velocity
time taken
s
vav
t
Acceleration
change in the velocity vector
Average Acceleration
time taken
v f vi v
aav
t f ti t
What are the units for acceleration?
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Along a Straight Line
In this case…
• acceleration is a constant
• and the acceleration vector lies in the
line of the displacement vector.
The 5 Equations!
(1) s si vi t at 1
2
2
(2) v f vi at
(3) v v 2 as
2
f
2
i
(4) s vav t
v f vi
(5) vav
2
Problem Solution Guidelines
Draw a sketch
– Indicate origin and positive direction
List the given quantities using the symbols of the
equations. (si, vi, a)
– Is time known or do we need to find it?
– What are we to solve for?
a strategy of solution.
Check your units
Instantaneous Acceleration
– the slope of the velocity versus time graph
Slopes
Displacement
Time
Teaming Exercise
Next Problem solutions
Free Fall
The force of gravity points downward
– Acceleration of gravity near the surface of
Earth is called g = 9.8 m/s2 = 32.1 ft/s2
Air resistance ignored
ax = 0
Vertical
Real Motion is the
Combination of the Two
2-D Problem Guidelines
Set up two 1-D solutions
Origin x Origin y
Positive x Positive y
xi = yi =
vxi = vyi =
ax = 0 ay = g
2-D Guidelines Cont’d
Write general kinematic equations for each
direction
Rewrite them for the problem at hand
(usually time)
Uniformly Accelerated
Motion Along a Straight Line
s vav t
s vi t at
1
2
2
v f vi
vav v f vi at
2
v v 2 as
2
f
2
i