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1. What 4 kinematical variables are
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Distance, Initial Velocity, Acceleration, and Time |
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2. What general kinematical equation
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Using the fact that v0 = 0,
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3. If we plot x on the dependent (y-axis) and t on the independent (x-axis), what kind of curve should we get? |
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Parabola |
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4. One way to produce a straight line
is to plot x on the dependent
(y-axis) and to plot t2
on the independent (x-axis), if that is done what is the slope of the line
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slope = |
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5. How would one determine the cart’s
acceleration from the plot done in question (4)? |
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a = 2(slope) |
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6. Another way to produce a straight
line is to plot ln(x) on the
dependent (y-axis) and to plot ln(t) on the
independent (x-axis), if that is done what is the slope of the line? |
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It is the power of the independent variable, t, so 2 |
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OVER à |
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7. What would be the y-intercept of
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8. .How would one determine the cart’s
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