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Uniform Acceleration On An Inclined Plane I. Objectives

The document describes an experiment to study the uniform acceleration of a steel ball rolling down an inclined plane. Measurements were taken of the ball's position at 1-second intervals over 4 seconds. Calculations showed the ball's acceleration decreased over time from an average of 53.085 cm/sec to 26.5425 cm/sec, as determined by the slope of a speed-time graph. The results demonstrate that acceleration down an inclined plane is not constant due to factors like friction and curvature of the plane's surface.

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Uniform Acceleration On An Inclined Plane I. Objectives

The document describes an experiment to study the uniform acceleration of a steel ball rolling down an inclined plane. Measurements were taken of the ball's position at 1-second intervals over 4 seconds. Calculations showed the ball's acceleration decreased over time from an average of 53.085 cm/sec to 26.5425 cm/sec, as determined by the slope of a speed-time graph. The results demonstrate that acceleration down an inclined plane is not constant due to factors like friction and curvature of the plane's surface.

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Experiment No.

UNIFORM ACCELERATION ON AN INCLINED PLANE

I. OBJECTIVES:

To study the motion of a body rolling down on an inclined plane.

II. MATERIALS AND APPARATUS:

Inclined plane, steel ball, meter stick, and stopwatch.

III. PROCEDURE:

1. Set up the wooden inclined plane, preferably with a curved surface so that
a small steel ball will roll down its surface in a little more than 4 seconds.
Choose the time interval of one second for four successive intervals

2. Place the ball at the top of the inclined plane and mark its starting point.
With the stopwatch in operation, release the ball and note its position at the
end of each time interval. When the ball is released it is very important that
no speed be imparted to it. As the ball descends, mark its position at the end
of each second by chalk or other marker. Repeat the release and check the
mark a second time. It may be necessary to make several trials before there
is an agreement on the position of the four marks.

3. Measure the distance from the starting point of each of the marks and
record the data as in the accompanying table.
IV. DATA AND RESULTS

Time Total Distance Average ACCELERATIO ACCELERATIO

Intervals Distance Traveled Speed N N

Traveled During During (cm/sec ) (SLOPE)

(cm) One One (cm/sec )


Interval Interval
(cm) (cm/sec)
0 0 0 0 0 0

1 60 60 60 120 60
2 100 40 50 50 25
3 116 16 38.67 25.78 12.89
4 132.5 16.5 33.125 16.56 8.28

Acceleration(Average)
=53.085 cm/sec

Acceleration (Slope)
=26.5425 cm/sec
V.

VI. OBSERVATION

VII. COMPUTATIONS:

1. From the tabulated distance measurements, compute the distance


traveled by the ball in each successive time interval and record these values
in the tird column of the table.
2. By the use of the distance traveled in each time interval and the recorded
value of that interval, compute the average speed during each interval.
Record these in the fourth column of the table.

3. Using Eq. 5, S= , compute th acceleration using noting each of the


distances recorded in the second column and the corresponding time.
Calculate the average value of the acceleration thus obtained.

4. Plot a curved showing the dependence of instantaneous speed upon time.


For this purpose use the values of the fourth column plot each value at the
midpoint of the time interval. Carefully interpret this curve. State the
significance of its shape and the meanings of the slope and the intercepts.
Calculate the value of the slope to obtain the acceleration of the ball.
Compare this value with the average value obtained in computation (3).
(NOTE: Use the time intervals as abscissas and the value of the
speed/velocity as ordinates.

VIII. QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS


1.In any given time interval, is the total displacement of a particle equal to the
product of the average velocity and the time interval even when the velocity is
not constant? Why?
2. Under what condition is the average velocity equal to the instantaneous
velocity?

3. An airplane travels 500meters down the runway before taking off. If it starts
from rest, moves with constant acceleration and becomes airborne in 20sec, with
what velocity in m/sec. does it take off

IX. CONCLUSION

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