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Linear Motion. Chapter 2. Scalars vs. Vectors. Scalars are quantities that have a magnitude, or numeric value which represents a size i.e. 14m or 76mph. Vectors are quantities which have a magnitude and a direction, for instance 12m to the right or 32mph east. Distance vs. Displacement.
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Linear Motion Chapter 2
Scalars vs. Vectors • Scalars are quantities that have a magnitude, or numeric value which represents a size i.e. 14m or 76mph. • Vectors are quantities which have a magnitude and a direction, for instance 12m to the right or 32mph east.
Distance vs. Displacement • The person, according to a pedometer has walked a total of 12m. That is the distance traveled. • The person walking starts where she stops, so her displacement is zero.
Example #1 If you walk 100 m east and then turn around and walk 20 m west, • What is your distance you walked? • What is your displacement?
Distance vs. Displacement Distance-Add all the distances together, totals 13m. Start 6m Displacement-Measured from beginning to end. 3m Add the left/right pieces and the up/down pieces and use the Pythagorean Theorem. 3m 1m End
Start 6m 3m 3m 1m End Example #2 6m right + 3m left=3m right 3m down + 1m down=4m down The total displacement is 5m. You also need to include a direction, but we will take care of that in the next chapter.
Speedv Scalar Standard unit is m/s Velocityv Vector Standard unit is m/s, plus direction Measuring how fast you are going
Example #3 Brad and Angelina go for a walk at 1.3 m/sec East for 30 min. A) How far did they go? B) Upon returning home, what distance did they travel? C) What is their displacement?
Example #4 • A boy takes a road trip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. The distance between the two cities is 300km. He travels the first 100km at a speed of 35m/s and the last 200km at 40m/s. What is his average speed?
Example #4 • A boy takes a road trip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. The distance between the two cities is 300km. He travels the first 100km at a speed of 35m/s and the last 200km at 40m/s. What is his average speed?
Average velocity/speed A value summarizing the average of the entire trip. All that’s needed is total displacement/distance and total time. Instantaneous velocity A value that summarizes the velocity or speed of something at a given instant in time. What the speedometer in your car reads. Can change from moment to moment. Different types of velocity and speed
Displacement (Position) vs. Time Graphs • What is the position of the object at 7s? • What is the displacement of the object from 3s to 6s? • What is the velocity at 2s? • Position, or displacement can be determined simply by reading the graph. • Velocity is determined by the slope of the graph (slope equation will give units of m/s). • If looking for a slope at a specific point (i.e. 4s) determine the slope of the entire line pointing in the same direction. That will be the same as the slope of a specific point.
15 10 5 0 -5 -10 -15 1 2 3 4 5 6 time (s) Class Example #1
Class Example #2 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 5 10 15 20 25 30 time (sec)
Acceleration • Change in velocity over time. • Either hitting the gas or hitting the brake counts as acceleration. • Units are m/s2 • delta. • Means “change in” and is calculated by subtracting the initial value from the final value.
Signs • In order to differentiate between directions, we will use different signs. • In general, it doesn’t matter which direction is positive and which is negative as long as they are consistent. However • Most of the time people make right positive and left negative. Similarly, people usually make up positive and down negative. • If velocity and acceleration have the same sign, the object is speeding up. If they have opposite signs, the object is slowing down.
Velocity vs. Time Graphs • Velocity is determined by reading the graph. • Acceleration is determined by reading the slope of the graph (slope equation will give units of m/s2).
Velocity vs. Time Graphs • Displacement is found using area between the curve and the x axis. This area is referred to as the area under the curve (finding area will yield units of m). • Areas above the x axis are considered positive. Those underneath the x axis are considered negative. • Break areas into triangles (A=1/2bh), rectangles (A=bh), and trapezoids (A=1/2[b1+ b2]h).
Class Example #3 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 1 2 3 4 5 6 time (sec)
Class Example #4 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 -15 2 4 6 8 10 12 t (sec)
Using linear motion equations • We always assume that acceleration is constant. • We use vector quantities, not scalar quantities. • We always use instantaneous velocities, not average velocities (unless specifically stated) • Direction of a vector is indicated by sign. Incorrect use of signs will result in incorrect answers.
Example #5 A car going 15m/s accelerates at 5m/s2 for 3.8s. How fast is it going at the end of the acceleration? First step is identifying the variables in the equation and listing them.
Example #5 A car going 15m/s accelerates at 5m/s2 for 3.8s. How fast is it going at the end of the acceleration? t=3.8s vi=15m/s a=5m/s2 vf=?
Example #6 • A penguin slides down a glacier starting from rest, and accelerates at a rate of 7.6m/s2. If it reaches the bottom of the hill going 15m/s, how long does it take to get to the bottom?
Example #7 A racing car reaches a speed of 42 m/sec. It then begins to slow down using a parachute and braking system. It comes to rest 5.5 sec later. A) Find how far the car moves while stopping. B) What is the acceleration?
Example #8 How long does it take a car to cross a 30 m wide intersection after the light turns green assuming that it accelerates from rest at a constant 2.1 m/sec2?
Example #9 A sprinter can go from 0 to 7 m/sec for a distance of 2 m and continue at the same speed for the rest of a 20 m sprint. A) What is the runner’s initial acceleration? B) How long does it take the runner to go the entire 20 m?
Example #10 • You are designing an airport for small planes. One kind of airplane that might use this airfield must reach a speed before takeoff of at least 27.8 m/sec and can accelerate at 2.0 m/sec2. • If the runway is 150 m • long, can this plane reach • proper speed? • If not, what minimum • length must it be?
Gravity • Gravity causes an acceleration. • All objects have the same acceleration due to gravity. • Differences in falling speed/acceleration are due to air resistance, not differences in gravity. • g=-9.8m/s2 (what does the sign mean?) • When analyzing a falling object, consider final velocity before the object hits the grounds.
Example #11 A) How long does it take a ball to fall from the roof of a 150 m tall building? B) How fast is it moving when it reaches the ground?
Hidden Variables • Objects falling through space can be assumed to accelerate at a rate of –9.8m/s2. • Starting from rest corresponds to a vi=0 • A change in direction indicates that at some point v=0. • Dropped objects have no initial velocity.
Example #12 Some nut is standing on the 8th street bridge in Allentown throwing rocks 6 m/sec straight down onto passing cars. If it takes 1.63 sec to hit a car, A) how high is the bridge? B) How fast is the rock moving just before it hits the car?
Example #13 • A ball is thrown up into the air at 11.2 m/sec. • A) What is the velocity at the top? • B) How high does it go? • C) How fast is it moving when it reaches its initial position? • How long is it in the air? • E) what is the acceleration at the top?
Homework • Problems Required:3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 20, 22, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 41, 45, 47, 49, 54 Additional:11, 14, 23-26, 32, 39, 42 • Graph Practice Sheet