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Example:
A car moves at an average speed /
velocity of 20 ms-1
On average, the car moves a distance /
displacement of 20 m in 1 second for the
whole journey.
unit : ms-2
Acceleration is positive :
The velocity of an object
increases from an initial
velocity, u, to a higher final
velocity, v
Acceleration is negative:
The velocity of an object decreases from an
initial velocity, u, to a lower final velocity, v.
Zero acceleration
An object moving at a constants
velocity, that is, the magnitude and
direction of its velocity remain
unchanged is not accelerating
Constant acceleration
Velocity increases at a uniform rate.
When a car moves at a constant or
uniform acceleration of 5 ms-2,
its velocity increases by 5 ms-1 for
every second that the car is in motion.
NOTE
1. Constant = uniform
2. increasing velocity = acceleration
3. decreasing velocity = deceleration
4. zero velocity = object at stationary /
at rest
5. negative velocity = object moves at
opposite direction
6. zero acceleration = constant velocity
7. negative acceleration = deceleration
Make sure you understand the varieties given and apply them wherever possible.
EXERCISE
A ticker timer
1 tick = 0.02 s
Uniform velocity
u
Uniform Acceleration
u
Distance between the dots increases uniformly
The velocity is of the object is increasing uniformly
The object is moving at a uniform / constant
acceleration.
Uniform Deceleration
u
Distance between the dots decrease uniformly
The velocity of the object is decreasing uniformly
The object is experiencing uniform / constant
deceleration
4. Calculate
(a) the acceleration
(b) the average velocity