Lesson 3 Motion
Lesson 3 Motion
LESSON 3
Two Main Branches of Mechanics
Kinematics – deals with a
description of motion only, without
involving the factors which tend to
cause changes in the motion of
bodies.
Dynamics – includes a study of
factors, like forces and physical
properties of the bodies, which
affect the motion of these bodies.
Motion – a continuous process of which
the body undergoes change in position or
place with respect to a reference point.
Rectilinear motion - the motion of bodies,
or the kinematics of particles, moving
along a straight line.
Acceleration – the change of velocity per
unit time.
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
❑ Motiondenotes the change of position of
a body with respect to some point or
reference point.
Interpret: 60 𝑘𝑚Τℎ𝑟
A body covers a distance of 60 km in one
hour.
If𝑠റ = 120𝑘𝑚; 𝑡 = 2ℎ𝑟𝑠
𝑣𝑎 = 60 𝑘𝑚Τℎ𝑟
𝑠റ
𝑣𝑎 = average velocity
𝑡
From Iloilo to Roxas, does the bus travel
60 𝑘𝑚Τℎ𝑟 ?
𝑣റ𝑖 = 70 𝑘𝑚Τℎ𝑟 initial velocity (1st hour)
𝑣റ𝑓 = 50 𝑘𝑚Τℎ𝑟 final velocity (2nd hour)
𝑣𝑖 +𝑣𝑓
𝑣റ𝑎 = instantaneous velocity
2
70𝑘𝑚ൗℎ𝑟+50𝑘𝑚ൗℎ𝑟 120𝑘𝑚ൗℎ𝑟
𝑣റ𝑎 = =
2 2
= 60 𝑘𝑚Τℎ𝑟
Three ways which velocity may change:
𝒔 4m 4m 4m 4m
𝑡 1s 1s 1s 1s
𝒗 = 𝒌 (uniform)
2. Accelerated Motion
𝒔 2m 6m 4m 5m
𝑡 1s 1s 1s 1s
𝒂 𝟒 𝒎ൗ 𝟐 −𝟐 𝒎ൗ 𝟐 𝟏 𝒎ൗ 𝟐
𝒔 𝒔 𝒔
𝒗≠𝐤 𝒂≠𝒌
Observations:
1. Velocity is not constant (changing
– increases or decreases).
2. Acceleration is not constant – it
changes, when velocity is
increased there is a lapse of time).
3. If velocity increases, acceleration
is positive.
4. If velocity decreases, acceleration
is negative (decelerate).
3. Uniformly Accelerated Motion
𝒔 2m 4m 6m 8m
𝑡 1s 1s 1s 1s
𝒂 𝟐 𝒎ൗ 𝟐 𝟐 𝒎ൗ 𝟐 𝟐 𝒎ൗ 𝟐
𝒔 𝒔 𝒔
𝒗≠𝒌 𝒂=𝒌
Equations for Uniformly
Accelerated Motion
𝑣റ𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡
𝑎𝑡 2
𝑆 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 +
2
2𝑎𝑆 = 𝑣𝑓 2 − 𝑣𝑖 2 𝑣𝑓 − 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑣𝑖 − 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑎 − 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑠 − 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑡 − 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
Note:
If velocity increases, acceleration is
positive.
If velocity decreases, acceleration
is negative.
If the body starts from rest, initial
velocity is zero.
If the body in motion suddenly
stops, final velocity is zero.
Sample Problems
1. A jeep starting from rest
accelerates at the rate of 4 m/s2.
a. What is its velocity after 6 sec?
b. What distance does it travel after
this time?
c. What distance does it travel during
the 6th sec?
Solution
1. Given: 𝑣𝑖 = 0; 𝑎 = 4 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
a. 𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡 S6
a. 𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡
19.44 𝑚Τ𝑠
𝑎=
7𝑠
𝑎 = 2.78 𝑚Τ𝑠 2
3. A jeepney traveling at the rate of
80 km/hr stops after 6 second.
a. What is its acceleration?
b. What is its velocity after 4
second?
c. What distance does it travel after
4 sec?
d. What distance does it travel
before it finally stops?