MOTION-

SPEED,
VELOCITY
&
ACCELERATION
 DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT
A E

Here Distance is the total path length ABCDE and

Displacement is the length of straight line AE
directed along A to E
Speed of an object is defined as the distance
travelled by the object per unit time.

SI Unit: Meter/second
Symbol of Representation: m/s or ms-1
Speed = Distance/Time
SPEEDOMETER
Instantaneous speed The magnitude of speed at a particular
instance of time is called Instantaneous Speed .
For Example:

If an object travels 10m in 3 seconds and 12m in 7

seconds. Then its average speed would be:

Total distance travelled = 10 m + 12 m = 22m

Total Time taken = 3s + 7s = 10s
Average speed = 22/10 = 2.2 m/s
Acceleration - The rate of change of velocity
per unit time is called Acceleration.
Acceleration is a vector quantity
Acceleration = Change in velocity/ Time taken
SI Unit: m/s2

Types of acceleration:
Positive acceleration: The direction of acceleration is the same if the
velocity is increasing in the same direction. Such acceleration is
called Positive Acceleration.

Negative acceleration: The direction of acceleration becomes opposite

as that of velocity if velocity is decreasing in a direction. Such acceleration
is called Negative Acceleration.

Synonyms of negative acceleration:

1. De-acceleration
2. Retardation
 NOTE
• Memorize the various formulae done today.
• Solve the numerical problems on your note
book specifying the date and heading clearly
• While you solve the problem, firstly write
the given information.
• Secondly write the formula and then solve.
• Show proper calculation.
• Use SI UNITS while solving problems.
IN OUR NEXT CLASS
WE SHALL WORK
WITH GRAPHS