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4th Quarter: Module 1 – Lesson 1
Uniformly
Accelerated
Motion
4th Quarter: Module 1
Lesson 1 – Section 1
At the end of the lesson,
you should be able to:
• describe the uniformly accelerated motion;
• derive the equations for uniformly accelerated
motion; and
• solve problems using UAM equations.
Uniformly
Accelerate
d Motion
Uniformly
Accelerated Motion
• Uniform acceleration means “a
constant or a steady acceleration”.
• Since acceleration is a vector
quantity, uniform acceleration
denotes that both the magnitude
and the direction of acceleration
stays constant.
• Uniformly accelerated motion
(UAM) occurs when an object
experiences an increase or
decrease in velocity at the same
rate throughout the motion.
UAM
Equations
• There are four
equations that can
be used in solving for
one-dimensional
problems involving
uniform acceleration.
UAM Equations
• UAM equations can be derived from the
motion graphs.
• Equation 1 came from the velocity-time
graph, where its slope or
gradient represents acceleration.
• Equations 2 and 3 can be used to calculate
the displacement of an object with uniform
acceleration.
• The area under the velocity-time graph
represents the displacement of the moving
object.
• Equation 4 can be derived by solving for
final velocity using Equations 1 and 2.
Key Points
• Uniformly accelerated motion (UAM) occurs when
an object experiences an increase or decrease in
velocity at the same rate throughout the motion.
• Uniform accelerated motion can be described using the
magnitude and direction of the velocity and
acceleration of the body.
• If there is no change in velocity, the acceleration
of the body is zero.
• If the acceleration and velocity are both in the
positive direction, the body is moving with
positive uniform acceleration.
• If the acceleration and velocity are in opposite
directions, the body is moving with negative
uniform acceleration.