MOTION

Uniform Linear Motion &

Accelerated Linear Motion
Distance vs Displacement

Distance is a scalar quantity that

A refers to "how much ground an
Di object has covered" during its
sta
nc e motion. 

Di Displacement is a vector quantity

sp that refers to "how far out of place
lac
em an object is"; it is the object's
en
t overall change in position.
B
Average Velocity vs Average Speed

Average velocity is the ratio of the displacement x that occurs

during a particular time interval t to that interval:

Average speed is a different way of describing “how fast” a

particle moves. Whereas the average velocity involves the
particle’s displacement x, the average speed involves the total
distance covered (for example, the number of meters moved),
independent of direction
Instantaneous Velocity & Speed

Instantaneous velocity is defined as the rate of change of

position for a time interval which is very small (almost zero).

Instantaneous speed is the magnitude of the instantaneous

velocity. It has the same value as that of instantaneous
velocity but does not have any direction.
Acceleration

When a particle’s velocity changes, the particle is said

to undergo acceleration (or to accelerate). For motion
along an axis, the average acceleration aavg over a
time interval t is

where the particle has velocity v1 at time t1 and then

velocity v2 at time t2. The instantaneous acceleration
(or simply acceleration) is
Uniform Linear Motion:
Constant Speed
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When an object moves at a

constant speed on a straight
line, then it is said that the
object performs Uniform
Linear Motion. The speed at
which an object does not
change over an interval 𝑡 so
that the acceleration is zero

The distance 𝑥 during 𝑡 with

speed 𝑣 is
Accelerated Linear Motion:
Constant Acceleration
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