Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Solving two simultaneous Equations

Finding Magnitude of two vectors:

An identity (very basic)

Solving Quadratic Equation


There are three ways to solve quadratic equations:
i-                    Factorization
ii-                   Completing Square
iii-                 Using formula
Factorization:
                If you can compute factors easily then this method is the best and the fastest. Here is an example:

Finding factors is a hit and trial method but practice makes things easy.
Cutting short the process, here are the factors:
The values of x are:

Completing Square:

                We know that:
                In this method our major goal is to achieve the above axiom, for example,

Quadratic Formula:

                For equation:

Monday, July 18, 2011

An exponential question

Equations of Motion

There are four basic equations of motion related to linear projection of an object.
There are a few terms that should be known before using these equations:

Time:                 t
Distance:           s
Velocity: Rate of change of distance, 
              Initial velocity = u
              Final velocity = v
Acceleration: Rate of change of velocity,

EQUATIONS OF MOTION:
i - Finding final velocity, given intial velocity, acceleration and time:
ii - Finding final velocity, given initial velocity, acceleration and distance:
iii - Finding distance given average velocity and time:
iv - Finding distance given initial velocity, time, and acceleration:
Special Case:
To find the distance given only velocities and acceleration, rearrange the equation no.2 as shown,
If the problem is related to free fall, initial velocity can be zero.