Lampiran What is Constant Velocity?

Back to Top An object when in motion has a velocity, i.e., it travels in a certain distance in a certain time. The ratio of the overall distance over a given interval of time is called the average velocity of the object in motion. On the other hand, the instantaneous rate of change of distance with respect to time is called the instantaneous velocity. The average velocity need not be always equal to the average of the velocity. In rare cases, where the instantaneous velocity of an object at any point is the same as the average velocity, then the object is said to be moving with a constant velocity. or Uniform velocity can also be called constant velocity, where the body covers equal distance in equal intervals of time.

Constant Velocity Equation

Back to Top The equation for a constant velocity or a constant velocity formula is very simple. If v is the velocity of an object and if it is constant, the constant velocity formula is, v = k, where k is any constant. We can obviously derive that, if a is the acceleration, a = dvdt = 0. On the other hand the definition of instant velocity is, v = dsdt, where s is the displacement and t is the time. In case of constant velocity, dsdt = k Now integrating both sides with respect to t, s = kt + c, where c is another constant. We note that this is the slope intercept form of a linear equation. Therefore, an object moving with a constant velocity covers equal displacement in equal time intervals. This is another definition of constant velocity of an object in motion.

Constant Velocity Graph

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The graph of an example case is shown below :

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Constant Acceleration
When a body is in motion there are several parameters associated with it. These parameters are displacement, velocity, acceleration, distance, speed, etc. In this section we will concentrate on acceleration of the body while it is in motion. The acceleration is the rate of change of velocity of the object. It is a vector quantity since both magnitude and direction are required to define the acceleration of the body. Acceleration, mathematically, can be defined as, a = vt where, a = acceleration of the body v = velocity of the body t = time in which the body attains the acceleration a me.

Constant Acceleration Equations

Back to Top Acceleration could be mathematically defined as, a = v2v1t2t1 where, v2 = velocity of the body at time t2 v1 = velocity of the body at time t1 For the body to move with constant acceleration the difference between its velocities

between equal time intervals should be equal. If the time interval is considered to be very small then the above equation could be rewritten as; a = limt0 dvdt The above equation is also known as constant acceleration formula.

Constant Acceleration Graph

Back to Top If we consider above table 1 the graph of constant acceleration could be,

Motion with Constant Acceleration

Back to Top When a body is dropped from a height, it gets accelerated under the influence of gravity and its acceleration is equal to 9.8 m/sec2. So, with the help of this statement, we can find the height from which the body is dropped. The acceleration in this case is constant. The relation between acceleration and displacement of the body is, s = ut + 12 at2 Where, s = displacement of the object u = initial velocity of the object a = acceleration (or deceleration) of the object t = time taken by the object to get displaced by s units Source : http://tutorvista.com