Task (i) Suppose you are given displacement, s; velocity, v; and acceleration, a; at an instant of time, t; say s=3, v=4

and a=6 when t=0. Find the equation of curve for the displacement-time graph that satisfies the information for: (a) Parabola (quadratic) At

Since

( )

Since

Therefore, the equation of curve for the displacement-time graph that satisfies the information for parabola is .

(c) Exponential At We can assume that the equation for is :

Thus for

Since

( )

For

Since

( ) ( )

Therefore, the equation of curve for the displacement-time graph that satisfies the information for exponential is

(ii) Compare the motion predicted in each case by drawing the displacement-time graphs. In each case, describe what a person watching the particle would see, ie. the way the particle moves in a line.

(a) Parabola (quadratic)

Displacement, s/m

Time, t/s

Description: It is a curved graph. This shows that the displacement of the object increases with time. Initially, the displacement of the object is 3m then increase to 10m at 1s. The gradient is changing which indicates that the velocity is increasing and varies at different times. It has a constant acceleration of .

(c) Exponential

Displacement, s/m

Time, t/s

Description: The displacement-time graph for exponential is a curved graph. The graph shows that the displacement of object increases with time. Initially, at time, ,the displacement of the object is 3m and it increases continuously with respect to the time. From the graph, we can see that the gradient of the graph is also increasing. This indicates that the velocity of the particle is increasing and varies at different times. The particle has a constant acceleration of .

(iii) Repeat (i) by expressing the general equations in terms of where displacement respectively. (a) Parabola (quadratic) are the initial acceleration, velocity and

General Equation :

(C) Exponential

General Equation :