N

1.)
A= 46 N
C = 39 N

15°
65° R= ?
E
W
D= 25 N 20° Ɵ=?
75°
B = 58 N

E= 55 N
S
KINEMATIC
EQUATIONS
OF MOTION
MOTION - a change in the position of an object with reference to time
TYPES OF MOTION IN PHYSICS
1. TRANSLATIONAL - an object moves along a path in any of the three
dimensions
2. ROTATIONAL - an object moves along a circular path about a fixed axis
3. LINEAR- a type of translational motion where the body moves in a single
direction along a single dimension
4. PERIODIC - a type of motion that repeats itself after certain intervals of
time
- a type of motion like that of a simple pendulum where a
5. SIMPLE HARMONIC
restoring force acts in the direction of motion of the object

6. PROJECTILE - a type of motion which has a horizontal displacement as

well as vertical displacement
7. OSCILLATORY
- a type of motion which is repetitive in nature within a
time frame
 DIVISION OF STUDY OF MOTION

KINEMATICS DYNAMICS

 It is the study of how  It is the study of why

objects move. objects move.

 It calculates the trajectory  It determines the causes

of objects. of motion.

 It is the branch of physics  It is the branch of physics

and math. only.
DISTANCE VS. DISPLACEMENT

How far did the runner go?

5 km? 0 km?
 DISTANCE VS. DISPLACEMENT
DISTANCE
 The complete length of the path
between any two points.
 Is a scalar quantity
 It can only have positive values
 The total distance covered is equal to
the algebraic sum of all the distance
travelled in different directions.
 There is always a distance covered
whenever there is a motion.
DISPLACEMENT
 The direct length between any two points
when measured along the minimum path
between them.
 Is a vector quantity
 It can be positive, negative, and even zero
 The net displacement is the vector sum of
the individual displacements in different
directions.
 Displacement will be zero if the body
comes back to its initial position.
Examples:
1.) A physics teacher walks 4 meters East, 2 meters South, 4 meters West, and finally 2
meters North. What is her distance and displacement?

2.) A person starts at position 0 and walks 4 meters to the right, returns and walks 6
meters to the left. (a) What is displacement? (b) What is the distance traveled by him?

3.) The diagram below shows the position of a cross-country skier at various times. At
each of the indicated times, the skier turns around and reverses the direction of travel.
In other words, the skier moves from A to B to C to D. Use the diagram to determine the
resulting displacement and the distance traveled by the skier during these three
minutes. 
Examples:
4.) Consider a football coach pacing back and forth along the sidelines. The diagram below
shows several of coach's positions at various times. At each marked position, the coach
makes a "U-turn" and moves in the opposite direction. In other words, the coach moves
from position A to B to C to D. What is the coach's resulting displacement and distance of
travel?
 
 VELOCITY VS. SPEED

VELOCITY SPEED
 It refers to the displacement of a given  It refers to the distance moved by an
object over a time interval. object over a time interval.

 It has a specific direction.  It does not have any direction.

 Velocity  Speed =

 Velocity can hold a negative value.  Speed cannot hold a negative value.
Examples:
1.) While on vacation, Lisa Carr traveled a total distance of 440 miles. Her trip took 8
hours. What was her average speed?

2.) A physics teacher walks 4 meters East, 2 meters South, 4 meters West, and finally 2
meters North. The entire motion lasted for 24 seconds. Determine the average speed and the
average velocity.

3.) The diagram below shows the position of a cross-country skier at various times. At
each of the indicated times, the skier turns around and reverses the direction of travel.
In other words, the skier moves from A to B to C to D. Use the diagram to determine the
average speed and the average velocity of the skier during these three minutes. 
4.) Consider a football coach pacing back and forth along the sidelines. The diagram below
shows several of coach's positions at various times. At each marked position, the coach
makes a "U-turn" and moves in the opposite direction. In other words, the coach moves
from position A to B to C to D. What is the coach's average speed and average velocity? 
 Time = 100 seconds

1.) Distance=?
2.) Displacement=?
3.) Speed=?
4.) Velocity=?
Maria is a very good student. Last Friday she went to school to study and went to the
library after, before going home. Find her distance and displacement, as well as her
speed and velocity during the 10 hours journey.

1.) Distance=?
2.) Displacement=?
3.) Speed=?
4.) Velocity=?
ACCELERATION - any process where the velocity changes. 
WAYS TO ACCELERATE

Change your speed

Change your direction

ACCELERATION - any process where the velocity changes. 

Δ 𝑣 𝑣 − 𝑣𝑜
𝑎= =
Δ𝑡 Δ𝑡
Examples:
1.) A neurotic tiger shark starts from rest and speeds up uniformly to 12 meters per second
in a time of 3 seconds.
What was the magnitude of the average acceleration of the tiger shark?

2.) A bald eagle is flying to the left with a speed of 34 meters per second when a gust of
wind blows back against the eagle causing it to slow down with a constant acceleration of
a magnitude 8 meters per second squared.
What will the speed of the bald eagle be after the wind has blown for 3 seconds?
Other Kinematic Equations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion

1 2
𝑥=𝑣 𝑜 𝑡 + 𝑎 𝑡 2 𝑎𝑥 =𝑣 2 − 𝑣𝑜 2
2

Where:
x = distance
vo = initial velocity
v = final velocity
t = time
a = acceleration
Example:
1.) A uniformly accelerated car takes 5.0 s to cover 250 m and another 3.0 s to cover
the next 250 m. Find the acceleration of the car.

t = 5.0 s t = 3.0 s

250 m 250 m
v1 < v2 < v3