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Motion In One Dimension
Position A passenger standing on platform observes that a tree on a platform is
Any object is situated at point O and three observers from three
different places are
looking at same
object, then all three
W
S
N
E
O
ID at rest. But the same passenger passing away in a train through station,
observes that tree is in motion. In both conditions observer is right. But
observations are different because in first situation observer stands on a
platform, which is reference frame at rest and in second situation observer
moving in train, which is reference frame in motion.
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observers will have
B So rest and motion are relative terms. It depends upon the frame of
different
C
observations about 4m references.
5m
the position of point 3m A
Table 2.1 : Types of motion
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O and no one will

be wrong. Because Fig. 2.1
they are observing One dimensional Two dimensional Three dimensional
the object from different positions.
Motion of a body in a Motion of body in a Motion of body in a
Observer ‘A’ says : Point O is 3 m away in west direction. straight line is called plane is called two space is called three
Observer ‘B’ says : Point O is 4 m away in south direction. one dimensional dimensional motion. dimensional motion.
motion.
Observer ‘C’ says : Point O is 5 m away in east direction.
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Therefore position of any point is completely expressed by two When only one When two coordinates When all three
factors: Its distance from the observer and its direction with respect to coordinate of the of the position of a coordinates of the
observer. position of a body body changes with position of a body
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changes with time then time then it is said to changes with time then
That is why position is characterised by a vector known as position
it is said to be moving be moving two it is said to be moving
vector. Y
P(x,y,z) one dimensionally. dimensionally. three dimensionally.
Consider a point P in xy plane and its
 
r Ex.. (i) Motion of car on a Ex. (i) Motion of car on Ex.. (i) Motion of flying
coordinates are (x, y). Then position vector (r ) of
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X straight road. a circular turn. kite.

point will be xˆi  yˆj and if the point P is in space
and its coordinates are (x, y, z) then position vector (ii) Motion of freely (ii) Motion of billiards (ii) Motion of flying
Z
 falling body. ball. insect.
can be expressed as r  xˆi  yˆj  zkˆ .
Rest and Motion Particle or Point Mass or Point object
If a body does not change its position as time passes with respect to The smallest part of matter with zero dimension which can be
frame of reference, it is said to be at rest. described by its mass and position is defined as a particle or point mass.
If the size of a body is negligible in comparison to its range of motion
And if a body changes its position as time passes with respect to
then that body is known as a particle.
frame of reference, it is said to be in motion.
A body (Group of particles) can be treated as a particle, depends
Frame of Reference : It is a system to which a set of coordinates are upon types of motion. For example in a planetary motion around the sun
attached and with reference to which observer describes any event. the different planets can be presumed to be the particles.
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In above consideration when we treat body as particle, all parts of (i) It is a scalar quantity having symbol  .
the body undergo same displacement and have same velocity and (ii) Dimension : [M L T ] 0 1 –1

acceleration.
(iii) Unit : metre/second (S.I.), cm/second (C.G.S.)
Distance and Displacement (iv) Types of speed :
(1) Distance : It is the actual length of the path covered by a moving (a) Uniform speed : When a particle covers equal distances in equal
particle in a given interval of time. intervals of time, (no matter how small the intervals are) then it is said to
(i) If a particle starts from A and reach to C through point B as shown be moving with uniform speed. In given illustration motorcyclist travels
in the figure. equal distance (= 5m) in each second. So we can say that particle is moving
C
with uniform speed of 5 m/s.
Then distance travelled by particle
 AB  BC  7 m
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(ii) Distance is a scalar quantity.
(iii) Dimension : [M L T ]
0 1 0

5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m
(iv) Unit : metre (S.I.) A 3m B
1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec 1m/s
(2) Displacement : Displacement is the change in Fig.
position vector i.e., A Time
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vector joining initial to final position. 5m/s 5m/s 5m/s 5m/s 5m/s 5m/s
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(i) Displacement is a vector quantity (b) Non-uniform (variable) speed : In non-uniform speed particle
Fig. 2.4
covers unequal distances in equal intervals of time. In the given illustration
(ii) Dimension : [M L T ]
0 1 0

motorcyclist travels 5m in 1 second, 8m in 2 second, 10m in 3 second, 4m

st nd rd

(iii) Unit : metre (S.I.) in 4 second etc.

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(iv) In the above figure the displacement of the particle

Therefore its speed is different for every time interval of one second.
AC  AB  BC  | AC | This means particle is moving with variable speed.

 ( AB) 2  (BC) 2  2( AB) (BC) cos 90 o = 5 m

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(v) If S 1 , S 2 , S 3 ........ S n are the displacements of a body then the
total (net) displacement is the vector sum of the individuals.
Distance

Time
5m
1 sec
8m
1 sec
10m
1 sec
4m
1 sec
6m
1 sec
7m
1 sec
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    
S  S 1  S 2  S 3  ........  S n Variable Speed 5m/s 8m/s 10m/s 4m/s 6m/ s 7m/ s
(3) Comparison between distance and displacement : Fig. 2.5of a particle for a given ‘Interval
(c) Average speed : The average speed
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(i) The magnitude of displacement is equal to minimum possible of time’ is defined as the ratio of total distance travelled to the time taken.
distance between two positions. Total distance travelled s
Average speed  ; v av 
So distance  |Displacement|. Time taken t
(ii) For a moving particle distance can never be negative or zero while  Time average speed : When particle moves with different uniform
displacement can be. speed  1 ,  2 ,  3 ... etc in different time intervals t1 , t 2 , t 3 , ... etc
(zero displacement means that body after motion has came back to respectively, its average speed over the total time of journey is given as
initial position) Total distance covered
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i.e., Distance > 0 but Displacement > = or < 0 vav 

Total time elapsed
(iii) For motion between two points, displacement is single valued
d 1  d 2  d 3  ......  t   2 t 2   3 t 3  ......
while distance depends on actual path and so can have many values.  = 11
t1  t 2  t 3  ...... t1  t 2  t 3  ......
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(iv) For a moving particle distance can never decrease with time while
 Distance averaged speed : When a particle describes different
displacement can. Decrease in displacement with time means body is
moving towards the initial position. distances d 1 , d 2 , d 3 , ...... with different time intervals t1 , t 2 , t 3 , ......
with speeds v1 , v 2 , v 3 ...... respectively then the speed of particle averaged
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(v) In general, magnitude of displacement is not equal to distance.

However, it can be so if the motion is along a straight line without change over the total distance can be given as
in direction. Total distance covered d  d 2  d 3  ......
Y  av   1
  Total time elapsed t1  t 2  t 3  ......
(vi) If rA and rB are the position
B d 1  d 2  d 3  ......
vectors of particle initially and finally. s 
P d1 d 2 d 3
Then displacement of the particle     ......
    rAB 1 2 3
rAB  rB  rA rB A
and s is the distance travelled if the  If speed is continuously changing with time then

particle has gone through the path APB. rA
Speed and Velocity X v av 
 vdt
(1) Speed : The rate of distance
Fig. 2.3  dt
covered with time is called speed.
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(d) Instantaneous speed : It is the speed of a particle at a particular For the given value of t, we can find out the instantaneous velocity.
instant of time. When we say ‚speed‛, it usually means instantaneous speed. 
e.g for t  0 ,Instantaneous velocity v   A1 and Instantaneous
The instantaneous speed is average speed for infinitesimally small time 
interval (i.e., t  0 ). Thus speed | v |  A1
(vi) Comparison between average speed and average velocity
s ds
Instantaneous speed v  lim  (a) Average speed is a scalar while average velocity is a vector
t
t 0 dt
both having same units ( m/s) and dimensions [LT 1 ] .
(2) Velocity : The rate of change of position i.e. rate of displacement
with time is called velocity. (b) Average speed or velocity depends on time interval over which it is
 defined.
(i) It is a vector quantity having symbol v . (c) For a given time interval average velocity is single valued while
(ii) Dimension : [M L T ]
0 1 –1

average speed can have many values depending on path followed.

(iii) Unit : metre/second (S.I.), cm/second (C.G.S.) (d) If after motion body comes back to its initial position then
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
(iv) Types of velocity : vav  0 (as r  0 ) but vav  0 and finite as (s  0) .
(a) Uniform velocity : A particle is said to have uniform velocity, if (e) For a moving body average speed can never be negative or zero
magnitudes as well as direction of its velocity remains same and this is 
(unless t  ) while average velocity can be i.e. v av  0 while v a = or <
possible only when the particles moves in same straight line without
reversing its direction. 0.
(f) As we know for a given time interval
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Distance  |displacement|
velocity, if either of magnitude or direction of velocity changes or both of
 Average speed  |Average velocity|
them change.
(c) Average velocity : It is defined as the ratio of displacement to time Acceleration
taken by the body The time rate of change of velocity of an object is called acceleration

Displacement  r of the object.
Average velocity  ; v av 
t


Time taken

Instantaneous velocity v  lim

r
t  0 t

dr
dt
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(d) Instantaneous velocity : Instantaneous velocity is defined as rate of
change of position vector of particles with time at a certain instant of time.
 
(1) It is a vector quantity. It’s direction is same as that of change in
velocity (Not of the velocity)
Table 2.2 : Possible ways of velocity change

When only direction of When only magnitude When both magnitude

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(v) Comparison between instantaneous speed and instantaneous velocity changes of velocity changes and direction of
velocity velocity changes
(a) instantaneous velocity is always tangential to the path followed by Acceleration Acceleration parallel or Acceleration has two
the particle.
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perpendicular to anti-parallel to velocity components one is

When a stone is thrown from point O then at point of projection the velocity perpendicular to
 velocity and another
instantaneous velocity of stone is v1 , at point A the instantaneous velocity
   parallel or anti-parallel
of stone is v 2 , similarly at point B and C are v 3 and v 4 respectively. to velocity
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Ex.. Uniform circular Ex.. Motion under Ex.. Projectile motion
 motion gravity
 v3
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v2 
B v4 (2) Dimension : [M L T ]
0 1 –2

A
C
 (3) Unit : metre/second (S.I.); cm/second (C.G.S.)
2 2

v1
X (4) Types of acceleration :
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Direction of these velocities can beFig.found

2.6 out by drawing a tangent on
the trajectory at a given point. (i) Uniform acceleration : A body is said to have uniform
(b) A particle may have constant instantaneous speed but variable acceleration if magnitude and direction of the acceleration remains constant
instantaneous velocity. during particle motion.
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Example : When a particle is performing uniform circular motion then

for every instant of its circular motion its speed remains constant but (ii) Non-uniform acceleration : A body is said to have non-uniform
velocity changes at every instant. acceleration, if either magnitude or direction or both of them change during
(c) The magnitude of instantaneous velocity is equal to the motion.
instantaneous speed.   
(d) If a particle is moving with constant velocity then its average  v v 2  v1
(iii) Average acceleration : aa  
velocity and instantaneous velocity are always equal. t t
(e) If displacement is given as a function of time, then time derivative
of displacement will give velocity. The direction of average acceleration vector is the direction of the
 
 v
Let displacement x  A0  A1 t  A2 t 2 change in velocity vector as a 
 t
 dx d
Instantaneous velocity v   ( A0  A1 t  A2 t 2 )  
dt dt  v d v
 (iv) Instantaneous acceleration = a  lim 
v   A1  2 A2 t t 0 t dt
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(v) For a moving body there is no relation between the direction of (xii) For motion of a body under gravity, acceleration will be equal
instantaneous velocity and direction of acceleration. to ‚g‛, where g is the acceleration due to gravity. Its value is 9.8 m/s 2 or
 Y 980 cm/s 2 or 32 feet/s 2 .
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2 Position time Graph
 1
  During motion of the particle its parameters of kinematical analysis
a a
 g (v, a, s) changes with time. This can be represented on the graph.
g g  3
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X Position time graph is plotted by taking time t along x-axis and
 position of the particle on y-axis.

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Fig. 2.7 y
Ex.. (a) In uniform circular motion  = 90º always
(b) In a projectile motion  is variable for every point of trajectory.

Position
y2 D B

(vi) If a force F acts on a particle of mass m, by Newton’s 2 law, nd

 y1 
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 F
acceleration a  A
m
   O x
 dv d 2 x   dx  t1 t2
(vii) By definition a   2  As v 
dt dt  dt  Time
Let AB is a position-time graph for any moving particle
Fig. 2.8
i.e., if x is given as a function of time, second time derivative of
displacement gives acceleration

a
(viii) If velocity is given as a function of position, then by chain rule
dv dv dx
   v.
d  dx 
as v  dt 
ID As Velocity =
Change in position y 2  y 1
Time taken

From triangle ABC, tan  


t 2  t1

BC AD y 2  y 1
 
…(i)

….(ii)
dt dx dt dx   t 2  t1
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AC AC
(xi) Acceleration can be positive, zero or negative. Positive
By comparing (i) and (ii) Velocity = tan
acceleration means velocity increasing with time, zero acceleration means
velocity is uniform constant while negative acceleration (retardation) means v = tan
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velocity is decreasing with time.

It is clear that slope of tangent on position-time graph represents
the velocity of the particle.
Table 2.3 : Various position -time graphs and their interpretation
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P
 = 0° so v = 0
i.e., line parallel to time axis represents that the particle is at rest.

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P
 = 90° so v = 
i.e., line perpendicular to time axis represents that particle is changing its position but time does not changes it
means the particle possesses infinite velocity.
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Practically this is not possible.

P
 = constant so v = constant, a = 0
i.e., line with constant slope represents uniform velocity of the particle.

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O T

P
 is increasing so v is increasing, a is positive.
i.e., line bending towards position axis represents increasing velocity of particle. It means the particle possesses
acceleration.
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P
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 is decreasing so v is decreasing, a is negative
i.e., line bending towards time axis represents decreasing velocity of the particle. It means the particle possesses
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retardation.
O T

P
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 constant but > 90o so v will be constant but negative

i.e., line with negative slope represent that particle returns towards the point of reference. (negative displacement).

O T
P
A B
C Straight line segments of different slopes represent that velocity of the body changes after certain interval of time.
D

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S
P
This graph shows that at one instant the particle has two positions, which is not possible.
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P
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The graph shows that particle coming towards origin initially and after that it is moving away from origin.

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along x-axis and velocity of the particle on y-axis.
Note :  If the graph is plotted between distance and time then
Calculation of Distance and displacement : The area covered
it is always an increasing curve and it never between the velocity time graph and time axis gives the displacement and
comes back towards origin because distance distance travelled by the body for a given time interval.
never decrease with time. Hence such type A Total distance | A1 | | A2 | | A3 |
Distance

of distance time graph is valid up to point A

only, after point A, it is not valid as shown = Addition of modulus of different area. i.e. s  |  | dt
in the figure. Total displacement  A1  A2  A3
O Time
Velocity-time Graph = Addition of different area considering their sign.
The graph is plotted by taking time t Fig. 2.9
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i.e. r    dt
Area above time axis is taken as positive, while area below time axis
is taken as negative
Change in velocity
+ As Acceleration =
Time taken
1 3 v 2  v1
 …(i)
t t2  t1
2
BC AD
– From triangle ABC, tan   
AC AC
Fig. 2.10
here A and A are area of triangle 1 and 2 respectively and A is the v 2  v1
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1 2 3
….(ii)
area of trapezium . t2  t1
Calculation of Acceleration : Let AB is a velocity-time graph for any By comparing (i) and (ii)
moving particle Acceleration (a) = tan 
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acceleration of the particle.
v2 D
Velocity

v1 
C
A

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Time

Fig. 2.11
Table x
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t2 2.4 : Various velocity -time graphs and their interpretation

 = 0°, a = 0, v = constant
Velocity

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i.e., line parallel to time axis represents that the particle is moving with constant velocity.

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 = 90o, a = , v = increasing
Velocity

i.e., line perpendicular to time axis represents that the particle is increasing its velocity, but time does
not change. It means the particle possesses infinite acceleration. Practically it is not possible.

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Time
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 = constant, so a = constant and v is increasing uniformly with time

Velocity

i.e., line with constant slope represents uniform acceleration of the particle.
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O Time
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 increasing so acceleration increasing

Velocity

i.e., line bending towards velocity axis represent the increasing acceleration in the body.
O Time

 decreasing so acceleration decreasing

Velocity

O Time
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i.e. line bending towards time axis represents the decreasing acceleration in the body
Velocity

Positive constant acceleration because  is constant and < 90o but initial velocity of the particle is
negative.
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Time

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Positive constant acceleration because  is constant and < 90o but initial velocity of particle is positive.
Velocity

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O
Time

Negative constant acceleration because  is constant and > 90o but initial velocity of the particle is
Velocity

O
Time
positive.
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Negative constant acceleration because  is constant and > 90o but initial velocity of the particle is zero.
Velocity

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Time
Velocity

Negative constant acceleration because  is constant and > 90o but initial velocity of the particle is
negative.
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Time

(2) When particle moves with constant acceleration

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Equation of Kinematics
These are the various relations between u, v, a, t and s for the particle (i) Acceleration is said to be constant when both the magnitude and
moving with uniform acceleration where the notations are used as : direction of acceleration remain constant.
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u = Initial velocity of the particle at time t = 0 sec (ii) There will be one dimensional motion if initial velocity and
acceleration are parallel or anti-parallel to each other.
v = Final velocity at time t sec
(iii) Equations of motion Equation of motion
a = Acceleration of the particle
(in scalar from) (in vector from)
s = Distance travelled in time t sec   
  u  at v  u  at
s = Distance travelled by the body in n sec
n
th

(1) When particle moves with zero acceleration 1 2   1

s  ut  at s  u t  at 2
2 2
(i) It is a unidirectional motion with constant speed.
  
(ii) Magnitude of displacement is always equal to the distance  2  u 2  2as v .v  u.u  2a.s
travelled.
u v   1  
(iii) v = u, s=ut [As a = 0] s t s  (u  v ) t
 2  2
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 (2) If a body is projected vertically downward with some initial
a   a
sn  u  (2n  1) sn  u  (2n  1) velocity
2 2
Equation of motion :  u  gt
Motion of Body Under Gravity (Free Fall)
1 2
The force of attraction of earth on bodies, is called force of h  ut  gt
2
gravity. Acceleration produced in the body by the force of gravity, is
called acceleration due to gravity. It is represented by the symbol g .  2  u 2  2 gh
In the absence of air resistance, it is found that all bodies g
(irrespective of the size, weight or composition) fall with the same hn  u  (2n  1)
2
acceleration near the surface of the earth. This motion of a body falling
(3) If a body is projected vertically upward
towards the earth from a small altitude (h << R) is called free fall.

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(i) Equation of motion : Taking initial position as origin and
An ideal example of one-dimensional motion is motion under gravity direction of motion (i.e., vertically up) as positive
in which air resistance and the small changes in acceleration with height are a = – g [As acceleration is downwards while motion upwards]
neglected.
So, if the body is projected with velocity u and after time t it
(1) If a body is dropped from some height (initial velocity zero) reaches up to height h then

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(i) Equations of motion : Taking initial position as origin and 1 2 2 g
direction of motion (i.e., downward direction) as a positive, here we have   u  g t ; h  ut  g t ;   u 2  2 gh ; hn  u  (2n  1)
2 2
(ii) For maximum height v = 0
u=0
So from above equation u = gt,
2h v
t   1 2
h

h v 

v
g

2 gh

2
g
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2
gt

u 2  2 gh v=0

t 
2h

u
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h  g g
2g h
u
v u  2 gh
u=0 [As body starts from rest]
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a = +g [As acceleration is in the direction of motion]

Fig. 2.12 2
u
v=gt …(i) h
2g
1 2
h gt …(ii)
2
 2  2 gh …(iii) (iii) Graph of displacement,
Fig.velocity
2.14 and acceleration with respect to
time (for maximum height) :
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g
hn  (2n  1) ...(iv)
2 s (u2/2g) v
(ii) Graph of distance, velocity and acceleration with respect to time
+
: (u/g) (2u/g)
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s v a
–
(u/g) –v
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g
t
tan = g a

+
t t t
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(iii) As h = (1/2)gt , i.e., h  Fig.

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t , distance covered in time t, 2t, 3t, etc.,
2
g
will be in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3 , i.e., square of integers.
2 2 2

–a
1
(iv) The distance covered in the nth sec, hn  g (2n  1) Fig. 2.15
2 It is clear that both quantities do not depend upon the mass of the
So distance covered in 1 , 2 , 3 sec, etc., will be in the ratio of 1 : 3 :
st nd rd body or we can say that in absence of air resistance, all bodies fall on the
5, i.e., odd integers only. surface of the earth with the same rate.
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(4) The motion is independent of the mass of the body, as in any vdv v vdv
equation of motion, mass is not involved. That is why a heavy and light a = f (v) then t   u f (v) and x  x 0  u f (v)
body when released from the same height, reach the ground simultaneously
and with same velocity i.e., t  (2h / g) and v  2 gh .

(5) In case of motion under gravity, time taken to go up is equal to

the time taken to fall down through the same distance. Time of descent ( t ) 2

= time of ascent (t ) = u/g

1

 Total time of flight T = t + t 

2u  During translational motion of the body, there is change in the
1 2

g location of the body.

 During rotational motion of the body, there is change in the

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(6) In case of motion under gravity, the speed with which a body is
orientation of the body, while there is no change in the location of the
projected up is equal to the speed with which it comes back to the point of
body from the axis of rotation.
projection.
 A point object is just a mathematical point. This concept is
As well as the magnitude of velocity at any point on the path is same introduced to study the motion of a body in a simple manner.
whether the body is moving in upwards or downward direction.
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(7) A body is thrown vertically upwards. If air resistance is to be
taken into account, then the time of ascent is less than the time of descent.  For one dimensional motion the angle between acceleration and
t >t velocity is either 0° or 180° and it does not change with time.
2 1

 For two dimensional motion, the angle between acceleration and

u
Let u is the initial velocity of body then time of ascent t1  velocity is other than 0° or 180° and also it may change with time.
ga  

and h 
u2
2(g  a)

where g is acceleration due to gravity and a is retardation by air

ID  If the angle between a and v is 90°, the path of the particle is a
circle.
 The particle speed up, that is the speed of the particle increases when
 
the angle between a and v lies between –90° and +90°.
resistance and for upward motion both will work vertically downward.
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 The particle speeds down, that is the speed of the particle
 
For downward motion a and g will work in opposite direction decreases, when the angle between a and v lies between +90° and
because a always work in direction opposite to motion and g always work 270°.
vertically downward.
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 The speed of the particle remains constant when the angle between
 
1 a and v is equal to 90°.
So h  (g  a) t22
2  The distance covered by a particle never decreases with time, it
2
always increases.
u 1
  (g  a) t22  Displacement of a particle is the unique path between the initial
2(g  a) 2
and final positions of the particle. It may or may not be the actually
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u travelled path of the particle.

 t2 
(g  a)(g  a)  Displacement of a particle gives no information regarding the
nature of the path followed by the particle.
Comparing t and t we can say that t > t
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1 2 2 1
 Magnitude of displacement  Distance covered.
since (g + a ) > (g – a)
 Since distance  |Displacement|, so average speed of a body is equal
Motion with Variable Acceleration or greater than the magnitude of the average velocity of the body.
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(i) If acceleration is a function of time  The average speed of a body is equal to its instantaneous speed if
the body moves with a constant speed
a  f (t) then v  u   0 f (t) dt
t
 No force is required to move the body or an object with uniform
velocity.

   f (t) dt dt
and s  ut 
t  Velocity of the body is positive, if it moves to the right side of the
0 origin. Velocity is negative if the body moves to the left side of the
origin.
(ii) If acceleration is a function of distance
 When a particle returns to the starting point, its displacement is
x zero but the distance covered is not zero.
a  f (x ) then v  u  2  x f (x ) dx
2 2

 When a body reverses its direction of motion while moving along a

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(iii) If acceleration is a function of velocity straight line, then the distance travelled by the body is greater than the
magnitude of the displacement of the body. In this case, average speed of
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the body is greater than its average velocity.
u2
 Speedometer measures the instantaneous speed of a vehicle. As  2  u 2  2as  0  u 2  2as  s  , s  u2
2a
 When particle moves with speed v upto half time of its total [since a is constant]
1

v1  v 2 So we can say that if u becomes n times then s becomes n times that of

motion and in rest time it is moving with speed v then v av 
2

previous value.
2

2
 When particle moves the first half of a distance at a speed of v and 1  A particle moving with uniform acceleration from A to B along a
second half of the distance at speed v then 2
straight line has velocities  1 and  2 at A and B respectively. If C is
2v1v 2 the mid-point between A and B then velocity of the particle at C is equal
v av 
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 When particle covers one-third distance at speed v, next one third at 1
 12   22
speed v and last one third at speed v, then
2 3

2
3 v1 v 2 v 3
v av 
v1 v 2  v 2 v 3  v 3 v1  The body returns to its point of projection with the same
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 For two particles having displacement time graph with slopes  1 provided air resistance is neglected.
1 tan 1
and  possesses velocities v and v respectively then   All bodies fall freely with the same acceleration.
2 1 2

 2 tan  2

 Velocity of a particle having uniform motion = slope of  The acceleration of the falling bodies does not depend on the mass
displacement–time graph. of the body.

 Greater the slope of displacement-time graph, greater is the

velocity and vice-versa.
 Area under v – t graph = displacement of the particle.
ID  If two bodies are dropped from the same height, they reach the
ground in the same time and with the same velocity.

 If a body is thrown upwards with velocity u from the top of a

tower and another body is thrown downwards from the same point and
 Slope of velocity-time graph = acceleration.
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with the same velocity, then both reach the ground with the same speed.
 If a particle is accelerated for a time t with acceleration a and for
 When a particle returns to the starting point, its average velocity is
1 1

time t
with acceleration
2
a 2
then average acceleration is
a1 t1  a2 t2 zero but the average speed is not zero.
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aa 
t1  t2

If both the objects A and B move along parallel lines in the
 If same force is applied on two bodies of different masses m1 and same direction, then the relative velocity of A w.r.t. B is given by v = AB

v –v
A B

m 2 separately then it produces accelerations a1 and a 2 respectively.

and the relative velocity of B w.r.t. A is given by v = v – v
Now these bodies are attached together and form a combined system BA B A

and same force is applied on that system so that a be the acceleration of

 If both the objects A and B move along parallel lines in the
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the combined system, then

opposite direction, then the relative velocity of A w.r.t. B is given by v =
AB

a a v – (– v ) = v + v
a 1 2
A B A B

a1  a 2 and the relative velocity of B w.r.t. A is given by v = – v – v

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BA B A

 If a body starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration  Suppose a body is projected upwards from the ground and with
then distance covered by the body in t sec is proportional to t (i.e. 2

the velocity u. It is assumed that the friction of the air is negligible. The
s  t 2 ). characteristics of motion of such a body are as follows.
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So we can say that the ratio of distance covered in 1 sec, 2 sec (i) The maximum height attained = H = u /2g. 2

2 2 2
and 3 sec is 1 : 2 : 3 or 1 : 4 : 9. (ii) Time taken to go up (ascent) = Time taken to come down (descent)
= t = u/g.
 If a body starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration (iii) Time of flight T = 2t = 2u/g.
then distance covered by the body in nth sec is proportional to (2n  1)
(iv) The speed of the body on return to the ground = speed with which
(i.e. s n  (2n –1)) it was thrown upwards.
So we can say that the ratio of distance covered in 1 , 2 and 3 is 1 : 3 : 5.
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(v) When the height attained is not large, that is u is not large, the mass,
the weight as well as the acceleration remain constant with time. But its
 A body moving with a velocity u is stopped by application of
speed, velocity, momentum, potential energy and kinetic energy change
brakes after covering a distance s. If the same body moves with
with time.
velocity nu and same braking force is applied on it then it will come
to rest after covering a distance of n s. 2 (vi) Let m be the mass of the body. Then in going from the ground to
the highest point, following changes take place.
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(a) Change in speed = u

(b) Change in velocity = u
(c) Change in momentum = m u
(d) Change in kinetic energy = Change in potential energy =
(1/2) mu .
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(vii) On return to the ground the changes in these quantities are as

follows
(a) Change in speed = 0
(b) Change in velocity = 2u
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(d) Change in kinetic energy = Change in potential energy = 0
(viii) If, the friction of air be taken into account, then the motion of the
object thrown upwards will have the following properties
(a) Time taken to go up (ascent) < time taken to come down (descent)
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initial speed. Same is true for velocity (magnitude), momentum
(magnitude) and kinetic energy.
(c) Maximum height attained is less than u /2g.
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(d) A part of the kinetic energy is used up in overcoming the friction.

 A ball is dropped from a building of height h and it reaches after t
seconds on earth. From the same building if two balls are thrown (one
upwards and other downwards) with the same velocity u and they reach
the earth surface after t and t seconds respectively then
t  t1 t 2
1 2
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 A particle is dropped vertically from rest from a height. The time
taken by it to fall through successive distance of 1m each will then be in
the ratio of the difference in the square roots of the integers i.e.
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1 , ( 2  1 ), ( 3  2 ).......( 4  3 ),........ .
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