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Force and Motion Study Notes: FORCE: A Push or Pull Acting On An Object
Force and Motion Study Notes: FORCE: A Push or Pull Acting On An Object
Study Notes
On the basketball court we walked fast from start to finish and most of you walked an average of 88
feet in 11 seconds.
So, to calculate the speed, we plug in the numbers to the SPEED FORMULA:
SPEED = distance / time
SPEED = 88 feet / 11 seconds = 88 ÷ 11 = 8! But you need to include a label with that number 8 …..
well, we walked 88 feet in 11 seconds, so the feet and the seconds are part of the label. If we walked
88 feet in 11 seconds, then we walked 8 feet in 1 second, right?
We use the word “per” to mean “in one”…..8 feet per second = 8 feet in one second
SO……. SPEED = 88 feet / 11 seconds = 88 ÷ 11 = 8 feet per second, or 8 ft/sec
ALSO – You need to know how to calculate DISTANCE when given Time and Speed:
Just like
50 = 100 ÷ 2 2 x 50 = 100
Speed = Distance ÷ Time Time x Speed = Distance
So, if you’re given the Speed and Time, then you can calculate the Distance traveled!
Examples:
If you travel for 1 hour at 30 mph (miles per hour)…then you traveled 30 miles!
Because…1 hour x 30 = 30
If you travel for 2 hours at 30 mph….then you traveled 60 miles!
Because…2 hours x 30 = 60
If you travel for 3 hours at 40 mph = 3 x 40 = 120 miles you traveled!