Course Requirements

3 long exams (20% each) + 1 Final exam (25%)

Quizzes/Problem sets/Recits (15%)
All exams are Departmental!
Chapter 2: Motion along a
Straight Line
Second Semester AY 2012-2013
Recall:
2 1

2 1
av x
x x x
v
t t t
A
= =
A
2 1

2 1
x x x
av x
v v v
a
t t t
A
= =
A
Motion with Constant
Acceleration
In terms of velocity, acceleration, and
time
In terms of position, velocity,
acceleration, and time
In terms of position, velocity, and
acceleration
In terms of position, velocity, and time
In Terms of Velocity,
Acceleration, and Time
Using:
2 1

2 1
x x
av x
v v
a
t t

2 1
2 1
x x
x
v v
a
t t

If we let:
v
1x
=v
0x
at t
1
=0 and
v
2x
=v
x
at t
2
=t
We have:
0 x x
x
v v
a
t

=
0 x x x
a t v v =
Therefore:
0 x x x
v v a t = +
In Terms of Position, Velocity,
Acceleration, and Time
Using:
2 1

2 1
av x
x x
v
t t

If we let:
x
1
=x
0
at t
1
=0 and
x
2
=x at t
2
=t
We have:
0
av x
x x
v
t

=
Our expression
for the average
velocity
An alternate
expression for the
average velocity:
0

2
x x
av x
v v
v
+
=
2
0 0
1
2
x x
x x v t a t = + +
0
1
2
av x x x
v v a t = +
In Terms of Position, Velocity,
Acceleration, and Time
0
av x
x x
v
t

=
0

2
x x
av x
v v
v
+
=
0 x x x
v v a t = +
So far, we have:
1
2
3
3 2
in
( )
0 0
1
2
av x x x x
v v v a t = + +
4
1
4
in
0
0
1
2
x x
x x
v a t
t

= +
Therefore:
In Terms of Position, Velocity,
and Acceleration
0 x x x
v v a t = +
Using:
0 x x
x
v v
t
a

= 2
0 0
1
2
x x
x x v t a t = + +
Note:
1
2
1
2
in
2
0 0
0 0
1
2
x x x x
x x
x x
v v v v
x x v a
a a
| | | |

= + +
| |
\ . \ .
Therefore:
( )
2 2
0 0
2
x x x
v v a x x = +
By algebra
In Terms of Position, Velocity,
and Time
Using:
0
av x
x x
v
t

= and
0

2
x x
av x
v v
v
+
=
1
2
1
2
& Equate
0 0
2
x x
x x v v
t
+
=
Therefore:
0
0
2
x x
v v
x x t
+
| |
=
|
\ .
Summary
0 x x x
v v a t = +
2
0 0
1
2
x x
x x v t a t = + +
( )
2 2
0 0
2
x x x
v v a x x = +
0
0
2
x x
v v
x x t
+
| |
=
|
\ .
An airplane travels 280 m down a runway before taking off. If it
starts from rest, moves with constant acceleration, and becomes
airborne in 8.00 s, what is its speed, in m/s, when it takes off?
Example
0
0
0 0
2
: 0; 0
x x
x
v v
x x t
where x v
+
| |
=
|
\ .
= =
2
x
v
x t
| |
=
|
\ .
( )
2 280
2
70.0
8
x
m
x m
v
t s s
= = =
So:
By algebra:
An antelope moving with constant acceleration covers the
distance between two points 70.0 m apart in 7.00 s. Its speed
as it passes the second point is 15.0 m/s.
a.) What is its speed at the first point?
0 0

0
Using:
2

x x
av x av x
x
x x v v
v and v
t
we equate them and solve for v
+
= =
( ) ( )
0
0
2 2 70
15.0 5.00
7.00
x x
x x m
m m
v v
t s s s

= = =
0 x x x
v v a t = +
0
2
15.0 5.00
1.43
7.00
x x
x
m m
v v m
s s
a
t s s

= = =
and the result of part a.)
An antelope moving with constant acceleration covers the
distance between two points 70.0 m apart in 7.00 s. Its speed
as it passes the second point is 15.0 m/s.
b.) What is the acceleration?
Problem 2.21
b.) What is the acceleration? Alternate solution!!
and
2
0 0
1
2
x x
x x v t a t = + + Combine
0 x x x
v v a t = +
This will prevent us from using the result of part a.); it will also yield the
same result!
2
1.43
x
m
a
s
=
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