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Newton's Laws
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Distance is a
scalar
quantity given by how far an object has moved in total. Measured using
metres.
Displacement
is a vector measurement.
Displacement
is the
shortest distance
between an object's starting and finishing points.
Vector
measurements =
distance
+
direction
Time is measured in
seconds
Main difference between distance and displacement = Distance is
scalar
, displacement is
vector.
Positive
acceleration
is when speed
increases.
Negative
acceleration is when speed decreases.
Acceleration happens when A. Velocity
increases
or
decreases
B. Velocity changes
direction
!
This symbol represents speed =
v
distance =
speed
X
time
Speed =
distance
/
time
Time=
distance
/
speed
velocity: The rate at which an object's position is
changing
complete with the given
direction.
Difference between speed & velocity is velocity is
vector
, speed is
scalar.
Displacement is represented by "
S
"
If a bike rider travels 4km east, and then turns and goes back west 2km, complete this calculation....
S=
4km
-
2km
To calculate the average speed of an object I would do this:
average speed= distance
/ time D Over T
average velocity=
displacement
/time
Formula to measure average speed of ticket timer section is..
(
length
of section) /
0.1
Displacement-time graph formula for velocity=
V=
rise
/
run
The gradient of a displacement-time graph represents
velocity.
acceleration= change in
velocity
/ change in time
Write the acceleration measurement:
m
/
s
2
m/s^2
m
/
s
2
A runner slows from initial 2.5 m/s sq to 1.5m/s sq in 10 seconds,
The negative acceleration is
2.5m-1.5m
/
10s
=0.1m/s sq
formula for change in acceleration?
initial acceleration-other
acceleration
/
time taken
initial velocity =
u
acceleration=
a
difference in time=
△
\triangle
△
time
This is the formula for
acceleration
Multiplying both sides of acceleration formula by time (Δ𝑡) produces: a×Δt=
v−u
To find final velocity, this is the formula v=a×Δt+u
An object has an initial velocity of
42
m/s sq, and accelerates at
8
m/s sq for 5 seconds.
final velocity formula =
8
x 5 +
42
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