distance<\/a> travelled by moving body in time ‘t’ is ‘s’ then the average velocity = (v + u)\/2. \nDistance travelled = Average velocity \u00d7 time \n\\( \\text{S}=\\left( \\frac{u+v}{2} \\right)t\\text{ } \\) \n\\( \\Rightarrow \\text{S}=\\left( \\frac{u+u+at}{2} \\right)t\\text{ }\\left( as\\text{ }v=u+at \\right)~ \\) \n\\( \\Rightarrow \\text{S}=\\left( \\frac{2u+at}{2} \\right)t \\) \n\\( \\Rightarrow \\text{S}=\\frac{2ut+a{{t}^{2}}}{2} \\) \n\\( \\text{S}=ut+\\frac{1}{2}a{{t}^{2}}\\text{ }……\\text{ (ii)} \\)<\/p>\n3rd<\/sup> Equation of motion<\/strong> \nDistance travelled = Average velocity x time \n\\( S=\\left( \\frac{u+v}{2} \\right)t\\text{ }………\\text{ (iii)} \\) \n\\( \\text{from equation }\\left( \\text{i} \\right)\\text{ }t=\\frac{v-u}{a} \\) \nSubstituting the value of t in equation (iii), \n\\( \\text{we get }S=\\left( \\frac{v-u}{a} \\right)\\left( \\frac{v+u}{2} \\right) \\) \n\\( S=\\left( \\frac{{{v}^{2}}-{{u}^{2}}}{2a} \\right) \\) \n\u21d2\u00a02as = v2<\/sup> \u2013 u2<\/sup> or \nv2<\/sup> = u2<\/sup> + 2as \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026.(iv)<\/strong><\/p>\nThe equations of motion under gravity can be obtained by replacing acceleration by acceleration due to gravity (g) and can be written as follows<\/p>\n
\nWhen the body is coming towards the centre of earth \n(a) v = u + gt \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) h = ut + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) gt2<\/sup>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(c) v2<\/sup> = u2<\/sup> + 2gh<\/li>\nWhen a body is thrown upwards with some initial velocity, then a retardation produced due to attraction of the earth. In equations of motion, a is replaced by (\u2013g) and thus equations become. \n(a) v = u \u2013 gt \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) h = ut \u2013 \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) gt2<\/sup>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (c) v2<\/sup>\u00a0= u2<\/sup> \u2013 2gh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBody Falling Freely Under Gravity<\/strong><\/h3>\nAssuming u = 0 for a freely falling body \n <\/p>\n
Body is projected vertically up: \nTaking initial position as origin and direction of motion (i.e. vertically up) as positive. \n(a) At the highest point v = 0 \n(b) a = \u2013 g \n \nIt is clear that in case of motion under gravity \n(a) Time taken to go up is equal to the time taken to fall down through the same distance. \n(b) The speed with which a body is projected up is equal to the speed with which it comes back to the point of projection. \n(c) The body returns to the starting point with the same speed with which it was thrown.<\/p>\n
Equations Of Motion Example Problems With Solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\nExample 1.<\/strong> A car is travelling with a uniform velocity of 80 km h-1<\/sup> northward from Johor Bahru. \nWhat is its displacement after 15 minutes? \nSolution:<\/strong> \n <\/p>\nExample 2.<\/strong> A train travelling in a straight line at 30 ms-1<\/sup>accelerates uniformly to 54 ms-1<\/sup> in 3.0 seconds. Calculate the distance travelled by the train during that time. \nSolution:<\/strong> \n <\/p>\nExample 3.<\/strong> A school bus accelerates with an acceleration of 4.0 m s-2<\/sup>\u00a0after picking up some students at a bus stop. \n \nCalculate the \n(a) velocity of the bus after 5 s. \n(b) distance travelled by the bus after 5 s. \nSolution:<\/strong> \nInitial velocity, u = 0 ms-1<\/sup> \nAcceleration, a = 4.0 ms-2<\/sup> \nTime, t = 5 s \n <\/p>\nExample 4.\u00a0<\/strong>A long jumper was running at a velocity of 5 m s-1<\/sup>\u00a0towards the long jump pit. He needed to achieve a velocity of 10 m s-1<\/sup>\u00a0after covering a distance of 4.5 m before lifting himself off the ground from the jumping board. \n \n(a) Calculate the required acceleration for him to do so. \n(b) Calculate the time taken for him to cover the horizontal distance of 4.5 m. \nSolution:<\/strong> \n \nExample 5.\u00a0<\/strong>10 A body starts moving with an initial velocity 50 m\/s and acceleration 20 m\/s2<\/sup>. How much distance it will cover in 4s ? Also, calculate its average speed during this time interval. \nSolution:<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0Given: u = 50 m\/s, a = 20 m\/s2<\/sup>, \u00a0t = 4s, s = ? \ns = ut + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) at2<\/sup> = 50 \u00d7 4 + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) \u00d7 20 \u00d7 (4)2<\/sup> \n= 200 + 160 = 360 m \nAverage speed during this interval, \n\\(\\overline{V}=\\frac{\\text{distance travelled}}{\\text{time interval}}=\\frac{360}{4}=90\\text{ m\/s}\\)<\/p>\nExample 6.\u00a0<\/strong>A body is moving with a speed of 20 m\/s. When certain force is applied, an acceleration of 4 m\/s2<\/sup> is produced. After how much time its velocity will be 80 m\/s ? \nSolution:<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0Given: u = 20 m\/s, a = 4 m\/s2<\/sup>,\u00a0v = 80 m\/s, t = ? \nUsing equation, v = u + at, we get \n80 = 20 + 4 \u00d7 t \nor \u00a0 \u00a0 4t = 80 \u2013 20 = 60 \nor \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0t = 15 s \nTherefore, after 15 seconds, the velocity of the body will be 80 m\/s.<\/p>\nExample 7.\u00a0<\/strong>A body starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration. It travels a distance s1<\/sub>\u00a0in first 10 s, and a distance s2<\/sub> in next 10 s. Find the relation between s2\u00a0<\/sub>and s1<\/sub>. \nSolution:<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0Given : u = 0, t1<\/sub> = 10 s \n\u2234 Distance travelled in first 10 seconds, is given by \ns1<\/sub> = ut + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) at2<\/sup> = 0 + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) \u00d7 a \u00d7 (10)2<\/sup> \ns1<\/sub> = 50a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…(1) \nTo calculate the distance travelled in next 10s, we first calculate distance travelled in 20 s and then subtract distance travelled in first 10 s. \ns = ut + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) at2<\/sup> = 0 + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) \u00d7 a \u00d7 (20)2<\/sup> \ns = 200a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …(2) \n\u2234 Distance travelled in 10th second interval, \ns2<\/sub> = s \u2013 s1<\/sub> = 200a \u2013 50a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…(3) \nor \u00a0 \u00a0s2<\/sub> = 150a \n\\(\\text{Now, \u00a0 \u00a0}\\frac{{{s}_{2}}}{{{s}_{1}}}=\\frac{150a}{50a}=\\frac{3}{1}\\) \nor \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0s2<\/sub> = 3s1<\/sub><\/p>\nExample 8.\u00a0<\/strong>A train is moving with a velocity 400 m\/s. With the application of brakes a retardation of 10 m\/s2<\/sup> is produced. Calculate the following \n(i) After how much time it will stop ? \n(ii) How much distance will it travel before it stops ? \nSolution:<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0(i)<\/strong> Given: u = 400 m\/s, a = \u201310 m\/s2<\/sup>, v = 0, t = ? \nUsing equation, v = u + at, we get \n0 = 400 + (\u201310) \u00d7 t \nor t = 40 s \n(ii)<\/strong> For calculating the distance travelled, we use equation, \nv2<\/sup> = u2<\/sup> + 2as, we get \n(0)2<\/sup> = (400)2<\/sup> + 2 \u00d7 (\u201310) \u00d7 s \nor \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a020s = 400 \u00d7 400 \nor \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 s = 8000 m = 8 km<\/p>\nExample 9.\u00a0<\/strong>A body is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 19.6 m\/s. If g = \u20139.8 m\/s2<\/sup>. Calculate the following \n(i) The maximum height attained by the body. \n(ii) After how much time will it come back to the ground ? \nSolution:<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0(i)<\/strong> Given: u = 19.6 m\/s, g = \u20139.8 m\/s2<\/sup>, v = 0, h = ? \nUsing equation v2<\/sup> = u2<\/sup> + 2gh, we get \n(0)2<\/sup> = (19.6)2<\/sup> + 2(\u20139.8) \u00d7 h \n\\(h=\\frac{19.6\\times 19.6}{2\\times 9.8}=19.6\\text{ m}\\) \n(ii)<\/strong> Time taken to reach the maximum height can be calculated by the equation, \nv = u + gt \n0 = 19.6 + (\u20139.8) \u00d7 t \nt = 2s \nIn the same time, it will come back to its original position. \n\u2234 Total time = 2 \u00d7 2 = 4s<\/p>\nExample 10.\u00a0<\/strong>From the top of a tower of height 490 m, a shell is fired horizontally with a velocity 100 m\/s. At what distance from the bottom of the tower, the shell will hit the ground ? \nSolution:<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0We know that the horizontal motion and the vertical motion are independent of each other. Now for vertical motion, we have u = 0, \nh = 490 m, g = 9.8 m\/s2<\/sup>, t = ? \nUsing equation, h = ut + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) gt2<\/sup>, we get \n490 = 0 + \\(\\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\\) \u00d7 9.8 \u00d7 t2<\/sup> \nor \u00a0 \u00a0 t2<\/sup> = \\(\\frac { 490 }{ 4.9 }\\) = 100 \nor \u00a0 \u00a0 t = 10 s \n\u2234 It takes 10 seconds to reach the ground. \nNow, horizontal distance\u00a0= horizontal velocity \u00d7 time \n= 100 m\/s \u00d7 10 s = 1000 m \n\u2234 The shell will strike the ground at a distance of 100 m from the bottom of the tower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Equations Of Motion Motion under uniform acceleration 1st\u00a0Equation of motion For an object moving with uniform velocity, v, its displacement, s after time, t is given by: s = v \u00d7\u00a0t Consider a body having initial velocity ‘u’. 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