=Acceleration Graph=

A speed-time graph tell you if acceleration is

positive or negative number.

If acceleration is a If acceleration is a
positive number, the negative number, the
line slopes upward to line slopes downward
the right. to the right.
Velocity

Velocity

Time Time
Draw a speed-time graph with a
acceleration zero.
velocity

Time
 Draw a graph with the data of
the table, and answer the
questions.

Velocity
Velocity Time (m/s)
[m/s] [seconds]
0 2
15 4
10 6
40 8
40 10
20 12
20 14 Time (s)
0 16 a) How many times the acceleration is positive? __________
b) How many times the acceleration is negative? __________
c) How many times the acceleration is equal to zero? __________
 Acceleration
(Graphic interpretation)
Distancia Tiempo Velocidad Aceleración
A motorcyclist makes the
following displacement. 0 0
1 1
1.- Calculate the velocity of
4 2
each time.
9 3
2.- Calculate the 16 4
acceleration of each time.
25 5
3.- Make the next graphs. 36 6
49 7
a) Distance vs. time
64 8
b) Velocity ​vs. time
c) Acceleration vs. time
 Free-Fall
In the free fall the acceleration is constant.
g is referred to as the acceleration of gravity. Its
value is 9.81 m/s2 on Earth.

Equation
1 2
h  v0t  gt
2
 Free-Fall Example

A lead sphere is dropped from the second floor of building.

It takes 1.31 seconds to reach the ground.
How high is the building if have 48 floors?
 EXTRA EXERSICES

  a vf vo t d

A   40 30 10  

B 6   0 5  

 C 0 70   350

 D 1.5 60 15 30  
 Free Fall exercises
1.- A stone is dropped from a balloon that is descending at a
uniform rate of 15 m/s when it is 1200 m from ground.

a) Calculate the velocity and position of the stone after 10 s

2.- The best human jumpers in the world have a vertical leap of
about 1.2 m
b) How fast would they have to leave the ground to get that
high at the top of their jump?
c) How long will they be in the air (up and down)? (Hint: where
do they land compared to where they took off?)
 Assessment
• How are velocity, time and acceleration related
mathematically?

• A swimmer speeds from 1.1 m/s to 1.3 m/s during the

last 20 seconds of a workout. What is the swimmer´s
acceleration during this time interval?

• While walking to school, you approach an intersection

and slow down from 2m/s to a stop in 3 seconds.
What was your acceleration during this time interval?
 M.U.A.
(Movimiento Uniformemente Acelerado)
Características
Efectúa cambios de velocidad en intervalos
iguales de tiempo.
La velocidad NO es constante.
Posee una aceleración constante.
Fórmulas Básicas del MUA
v f  vo 1 2
a d  v0  at
t 2
 Caída libre II
Cuando se lanza un objeto hacia arriba la aceleración (g) se
considera negativa, hasta el momento en que comienza a
caer. Para poder realizar cálculos en estas condiciones se
requiere adecuar la fórmula, la cual quedaría de las
siguiente manera.

1 2
h  v0t  gt
2
 Ejemplo
¿Que distancia recorre una pelota que es lanzada
hacia arriba con una velocidad inicial de 30 m/s y
tarda 6 segundos en comenzar a caer?
Se lanza verticalmente hacia arriba una pelota con una velocidad
inicial de 20 m/s, calcula:
a) Tiempo que tarda en alcanzar su altura máxima.
b) Altura máxima.
c) Posición y velocidad de la pelota a los 0.8 s de haberse lanzado
d) Velocidad y posición de la pelota a los 1.5 s de haber sido
lanzado.
e) Tiempo que la pelota estuvo en el aire, si es que se considera
que ésta partió inicialmente del suelo.
1 2
h  vo t  at
Pelota 2
Vo=20 m/s
v f  vo
Suelo a
t
Datos Formula (s) Despeje Sustitución Resultado
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