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The BIG 4
The kinematic equations are a set of four equations that can be utilized to predict unknown information about an object’s…
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Motion with Equations
The Kinematic Equations The goal of this first unit of The Physics Classroom has been to investigate the variety of…
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The Big Misconception
Earlier in this lesson, it was stated that the acceleration of a free-falling object (on earth) is 9.8 m/s/s. This…
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How Fast? And How Far?
Free-falling objects are in a state of acceleration. Specifically, they are accelerating at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s. This is to…
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Representing Free Fall by Graphs
Early in Lesson 1 it was mentioned that there are a variety of means of describing the motion of objects. One such…
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The Acceleration of Gravity
It was learned in the previous part of this lesson that a free-falling object is an object that is falling under the…
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Free Fall and the Acceleration of Gravity
Introduction to Free Fall A free falling object is an object that is falling under the sole influence of gravity.…
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Alternative Method for Trapezoids
An alternative means of determining the area of a trapezoid involves breaking the trapezoid into a triangle and a rectangle.…
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Calculating the Area of a Trapezoid
Finally we will look at a few example computations of the area for a few trapezoids. The solution for finding…
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Calculating the Area of a Triangle
Now we will look at a few example computations of the area for a few triangles. The solution for finding…
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Determining the Area on a v-t Graph
As learned in an earlier part of this lesson, a plot of velocity-time can be used to determine the acceleration of…
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Determining the Slope on a v-t Graph
It was learned earlier in Lesson 4 that the slope of the line on a velocity versus time graph is equal to…
