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motion that takes the ball across the floor. Translation is a type of motion that
causes a change in position. While the ball is translating it is also rotating. When
we analyze complex motion we may treat translational and rotational motions
independently.
Vibrational
Vibrational motion examines how an object moves back and forth about some
central point or axis. An example is the back-and-forth movement of a pendulum.
Displacement:
A displacement is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P.Thus, it is
the length of an imaginary straight path, typically distinct from the path actually travelled by P.
A 'displacement vector' represents the length and direction of that imaginary straight path.
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. It is calculated by the change in velocity devided
by
the
time
it
took
to
change
that
much.
So if something goes from 5m/s to 10m/s in the space of 1second, it has change velocity by 5m/s
(10-5),
and
the
time
was
1,
so:
5/1=5m/s/s (5 metres per second per second)
A car accelerates with uniformly from rest. After 10s it has travelled 200 m.
Calculate:
Its average acceleration
S = ut + 1/2 at
200 = 0 x 10 + 1/2 x a x 10
200 = 50a
a = 4 m s-2
Its instantaneous speed after 10s
v = u + 2as
= 0 + 2 x 4 x 200
= 1600
V= 40 m s-1