cq_1_031

Phy 201

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The problem:

A ball starts with velocity 0 and accelerates uniformly down a ramp of length 30 cm, covering the distance in 5 seconds.

• What is its average velocity?

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You take the length of the ramp, which is 30 cm and divide it by the change in time which is 5 sec, and it gives you the average velocity of 6 cm/sec.

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• If the acceleration of the ball is uniform then its average velocity is equal to the average of its initial and final velocities.

You know its average velocity, and you know the initial velocity is zero.

What therefore must be the final velocity?

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If you know the average velocity then you can find the final velocity by doubling the average, which gives you 12cm/sec

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• By how much did its velocity therefore change?

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by 6 cm/sec

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• At what average rate did its velocity change with respect to clock time?

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2.4 cm/s

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• What would a graph of its velocity vs. clock time look like? Give the best description you can.

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It would be a positive inclining graph rising as time went by

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