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What is the definition of displacement?
Distance and direction of change
What is acceleration defined as?
Rate of change of velocity
What type of motion is described when velocity remains constant?
Constant velocity motion
The units for velocity are
m/s
The magnitude of velocity is referred to as
speed
What variables does the equation
v
2
=
v^{2} =
v
2
=
u
2
+
u^{2} +
u
2
+
2
a
s
2as
2
a
s
relate?
Final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and displacement
The equations of motion can only be used for objects moving under constant
acceleration
.
True
A car accelerates from rest at
2
m
/
s
2
2 m / s^{2}
2
m
/
s
2
for 5 seconds. Its final velocity is 10 m / s
Match the concept with its description:
Displacement ↔️ Distance and direction of change in position
Velocity ↔️ Rate of change of position with time
Steps to solve kinematics problems using the equations of motion:
1️⃣ Identify the known and unknown variables
2️⃣ Choose the appropriate equation
3️⃣ Substitute the known values
4️⃣ Solve for the unknown variable
The equation
v
2
=
v^{2} =
v
2
=
u
2
+
u^{2} +
u
2
+
2
a
s
2as
2
a
s
relates final velocity squared to initial velocity squared, acceleration, and displacement
Displacement refers to the distance and direction of an object's change in
position
Velocity is the derivative of displacement with respect to
time
.
True
What is the mathematical relationship between acceleration and velocity?
a
(
t
)
=
a(t) =
a
(
t
)
=
d
v
(
t
)
d
t
\frac{dv(t)}{dt}
d
t
d
v
(
t
)
To find velocity from acceleration, you integrate the acceleration function with respect to
time
To find velocity from acceleration, you integrate the acceleration function with respect to
time
What is the formula for finding velocity from acceleration?
v
(
t
)
=
v(t) =
v
(
t
)
=
∫
a
(
t
)
d
t
\int a(t) dt
∫
a
(
t
)
d
t
Given
v
(
t
)
=
v(t) =
v
(
t
)
=
3
t
2
+
3t^{2} +
3
t
2
+
2
t
2t
2
t
and
s
0
=
s_{0} =
s
0
=
5
5
5
, the displacement
s
(
t
)
s(t)
s
(
t
)
is t^{3} + t^{2} + 5
What type of quantity is velocity?
Vector
Match the equations of motion with their descriptions for constant velocity:
s
=
s =
s
=
u
t
ut
u
t
↔️ Displacement equals initial velocity times time
v
=
v =
v
=
u
u
u
↔️ Velocity remains constant
Velocity is a vector quantity with both magnitude and
direction
Acceleration is a
vector quantity
.
True
One of the equations of motion is
v
=
v =
v
=
u
+
u +
u
+
a
t
at
a
t
, which relates final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and time
To find velocity, you must integrate
acceleration
Match the concept with its definition:
Displacement ↔️ Distance and direction of change
Velocity ↔️ Rate of change of position
Acceleration is a
vector quantity
.
True
What does the equation
v
=
v =
v
=
u
+
u +
u
+
a
t
at
a
t
relate?
Final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and time
What is the first equation of motion that relates final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and time?
v
=
v =
v
=
u
+
u +
u
+
a
t
at
a
t
Match the equation of motion with its description:
v
=
v =
v
=
u
+
u +
u
+
a
t
at
a
t
↔️ Relates final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and time
s
=
s =
s
=
u
t
+
ut +
u
t
+
1
2
a
t
2
\frac{1}{2}at^{2}
2
1
a
t
2
↔️ Relates displacement, initial velocity, acceleration, and time
v
2
=
v^{2} =
v
2
=
u
2
+
u^{2} +
u
2
+
2
a
s
2as
2
a
s
↔️ Relates final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and displacement
What is the mathematical relationship between velocity and displacement?
v
(
t
)
=
v(t) =
v
(
t
)
=
d
s
(
t
)
d
t
\frac{ds(t)}{dt}
d
t
d
s
(
t
)
What is the definition of acceleration?
Rate of change of velocity
What is the formula relating final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and time under constant acceleration?
v
=
v =
v
=
u
+
u +
u
+
a
t
at
a
t
What type of problems are the equations of motion used to solve?
Kinematics problems
Match the concept with its description:
Displacement ↔️ Change in position
Velocity ↔️ Rate of change of displacement
The derivative of velocity with respect to time gives
acceleration
.
True
What is the formula to calculate velocity from acceleration using integration?
v(t) = \int a(t) dt</latex>
If
a
(
t
)
a(t)
a
(
t
)
is the acceleration function,
v
(
t
)
=
v(t) =
v
(
t
)
=
∫
a
(
t
)
d
t
\int a(t) dt
∫
a
(
t
)
d
t
gives the velocity.
True
Steps to find displacement from velocity
1️⃣ Integrate the velocity function
v
(
t
)
v(t)
v
(
t
)
2️⃣ Add the constant of integration
C
C
C
3️⃣ Use initial conditions to find
C
C
C
What is the formula for finding displacement from velocity?
s(t) = \int v(t) dt</latex>
Match the concepts with their definitions:
Displacement ↔️ The distance and direction of an object's change in position
Velocity ↔️ The rate of change of an object's position with respect to time
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