Monday, July 18, 2011

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.

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