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Deriving The Equations of Motion: Property Symbol
Deriving The Equations of Motion: Property Symbol
property
displacement
initial velocity
final velocity
time
acceleration
symbol
s
u
v
t
a
velocity
v
time
change in velocity
time
v u
= a
t
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Starting with
a =
v u
t
time
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Here we have split the shaded area into a triangle and a rectangle.
velocity
v
2
u
1
0
time
x base x height
x t x (v-u)
x t x at
so
Area =
at2
= area 1 + area 2
and so
s = ut + at2
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and
v = u + at
v u
a
v u 1 v u
s = u
+ a
a 2 a
v u 1 (v u)
s = u
+ a
a2
a 2
v u 1 (v u)
s = u
+
a
a 2
2as = v2 u2
So
v2
= u2 + 2as
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