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Motion – Part 1
Motion
When the body changes its position with respect to its surrounding, the body is said to
be in Motion
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General Awareness: Physics
Concepts in Motion
The minimum distance between two points is called displacement while the actual
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General Awareness: Physics
It is the change in velocity per unit time. The change in velocity may be due to
Example: A car increases its speed from 20kmph to 30kmph in 1hour, its acceleration
is 10m/s2
Equations of Motion
Simple relations exist between these quantities like distance, velocity, acceleration. These
1. v= u + at
2. S = 2ut + at2
3. v2= u2+2as
Distance-Time Graph
Distance-time graph is the plot of distance travelled by a body against time. So it tells us
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General Awareness: Physics
Velocity-Time Graph
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