Consider the following examples regarding distance, displacement, speed and velocity a. A track athlete runs a 1600-meter race in 250 seconds. In this race, they start and end at the same point. i. Total distance traveled by the athlete? ii. Total displacement of the athlete? iii. Average velocity of the athlete for the race? iv. Average speed of the athlete for the race? b. A track athlete runs the 100 meter dash in 10 seconds i. Total distance traveled by the athlete? ii. Total displacement of the athlete? iii. Average velocity of the athlete f
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.
a. A track athlete runs a 1600-meter race in 250 seconds. In this race, they start and end at
the same point.
i. Total distance traveled by the athlete?
ii. Total displacement of the athlete?
iii. Average velocity of the athlete for the race?
iv. Average speed of the athlete for the race?
b. A track athlete runs the 100 meter dash in 10 seconds
i. Total distance traveled by the athlete?
ii. Total displacement of the athlete?
iii. Average velocity of the athlete for the race?
iv. Average speed of the athlete for the race?
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