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A V V T V T A Average Acceleration V Finalvelocit V Initial Velocity T Time
A V V T V T A Average Acceleration V Finalvelocit V Initial Velocity T Time
A V V T V T A Average Acceleration V Finalvelocit V Initial Velocity T Time
Introduction
In physics acceleration and velocity are the terms that are most students got confused the fact that Velocity is
the rate of change of displacement while acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time, simple the
slowing down and speeding up of the object in motion.
v−v 0 ∆ v
á= =
t ∆t
á=average acceleration
v=finalvelocit
v 0=initial velocity
t=time
EXAMPLE:
A woman is traveling by her sports car at a constant velocity 5.00 m/s. When she steps on the gas, it makes the car to
accelerate forward. Further, past 10.0 seconds, she stops the acceleration and continues a constant velocity 25.0 m/s.
Calculate the acceleration of the car.
Given: Solution:
m v f −v 0
v 0=5 á=
s t
v m Substitute the Given:
f =25
s
m m
25 −5
t=10 s á= s s m
=2 2
10 s s
Acceleration can be:
Angular acceleration = 𝜶 = rate of change in angular velocity.
Linear acceleration and angular acceleration are directly proportional. The greater the angular acceleration is,
the larger the linear (tangential) acceleration is, and vice versa.
The change of velocity (pq) has two components (px and xq) which are mutually perpendicular, hence, the rate of
change of velocity, that is, acceletation will also have two mutually perpendicular components.
Example:
A powerful motorcycle can accelerate from 0 to 30.0 m/s (about 108 km/h) in 4.20 s. What is the angular
acceleration of its 0.320-m-radius wheels?
Solution:
We are given information about the linear velocities of the motorcycle. Thus, we can find its linear acceleration at.
Then, the expression
at
α=
r
Can be used to find the angular acceleration.
m
∆ v 30
a t=
∆t
= s =7.14 m
4.20 s s2
We also know the radius of the wheels. Entering the values for at and r into at.
m
7.14
a s2 rad
α= t = =22 .3 2
r 0.320 m s
Tangential Acceleration is a measure of how the tangential velocity of a point at a certain radius change with time.
Tangential acceleration is just like linear acceleration, but it's specific to the tangential direction, which is relevant to
circular motion.
P will be:
px ( v +δv ) cosδθ−v
At = = δt → 0 cosδθ→ 1
δt δt
A ( v+δv ) −v δv dv d (rdw) rdw
t =¿ = = = = =r × α ¿
δt δt dt dt dt
At P will be:
xq ( v +δv ) sinδθ−v
At = = δt → 0 sinδθ → δθ
δt δt
A ( v+δv ) −δθ vδθ δvδθ δθ dθ v2
t =¿ = = =v =v =( ω ×r ) ω= ¿
δt δt δt δt dt r