Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
The graph shows the position s = f1t2 of a car t
hours after 5:00 p.m. relative to its starting point s = 0, where s is
measured in miles.
a. Describe the velocity of the car. Specifically, when is it speeding up and when is it slowing down?
b. At approximately what time is the car traveling the fastest? The
slowest?
c. What is the approximate maximum velocity of the car? The
approximate minimum velocity?
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