If velocity is constant then speed is what
- what is acceleration if velocity is constant
- what is acceleration when velocity is constant
- what is acceleration if speed is constant
- what is acceleration when speed is constant
If velocity is zero, then acceleration is what
If acceleration is constant, then velocity is zero.
3.4 Motion with Constant Acceleration
Learning Objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Identify which equations of motion are to be used to solve for unknowns.
- Use appropriate equations of motion to solve a two-body pursuit problem.
You might guess that the greater the acceleration of, say, a car moving away from a stop sign, the greater the car’s displacement in a given time.
But, we have not developed a specific equation that relates acceleration and displacement. In this section, we look at some convenient equations for kinematic relationships, starting from the definitions of displacement, velocity, and acceleration.
We first investigate a single object in motion, called single-body motion.
If velocity is increasing then acceleration is whatThen we investigate the motion of two objects, called two-body pursuit problems.
Notation
First, let us make some simplifications in notation. Taking the initial time to be zero, as if time is measured with a stopwatch, is a great simplification.
Since elapsed time is , taking means that, the final time on the stopwatch. When initial time is taken to be
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