Chapter 2

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Forces And Motion

Linear Motion (I)

Distance And Displacement Town B

Distance: a scalar quantity. Displacement of town B
Displacement: a vector quantity. from town A = 500 km

Displacement is distance travelled in a

specific direction.

Town A Distance of town B

Speed And Velocity from town A = 620 km
Speed: a scalar quantity.
Velocity: a vector quantity.
An object is moving with a constant speed of 2 m s–1
B in a circle. It has a different velocity at different points
2 m s–1
2 m s–1 along the circle. The direction and hence the velocity
String of the object is always changing.
C A
s
Velocity, v= t
2 m s–1
2 m s–1 where s is the displacement
D
t is the time taken

Acceleration = Rate of change of velocity Equations of Linear Motion with

v–u Uniform Acceleration:
a= t
s=
u–v
2 ( t )
where v is the final velocity v = u + at
u is the initial velocity
s = ut + 1 at 2
t is the time taken 2
v2 = u2 + 2as

Question An object accelerates uniformly along a straight line from a velocity of

5 m s–1 to 25 m s–1 in 4 s. Calculate (a) the acceleration and (b) the total
displacement travelled by the object.
Solution v–u 25 – 5
(a) Acceleration a = t = = 5 m s–2
4
1 1
(b) Total displacement s = ut + at2 = 5 × 4 + × 5 × 42 = 60 m
2 2

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