DATA AND CALCULATIONS
h - cm, height by which air track is raised
D = cm length of glider
udmg = tf
W/Q = V = D
a = (vv)/s X (cm)
0046 62 (cm/s) (cm/s) (cm/5 6.438 0.5950 1.67 40 -1891 60 0.4276 8.1975 o.9r95 29.700 63.934 3396 04281 1.2933 29.659 71.505 4.56 -60g 0.148 1.5390 29.631 66.10 100 0.486 0.4230 0-573 1700 30.013 22.164 5.202 120 0.116 1.9904 29.415 109.4F 94.70 140 0.4312 .1106 2.1746 30.051 109.919 96.0t 160 0.4221 04105 3.509 2.3105 30.937 3.619 -9.71 IKO
GRAPHS
Use a scatter plot in M.S. Excel for the above graphs and use the trendline option which will draw a smooth curve or line through the data points. Your instructor will explain how to do that.
1] Are the computed accelerations for each trial reasonably close to each other? Should they be? Explain
QUESTIONS
What is the average of all of these accelerations?
2] Is the x vs. t graph straight or curved? What equation of motion from the text does this correspond to? Write the equation.
3] Is the v vs. t graph straight or curved? What equation of motion from the text does this correspond to? Write the equation.
4] What does the slope of the v vs. t graph represent? What is its numerical value of the slope from your graph (include units)?
5] We can compute the theoretical acceleration of the glider from the angle of inclination as follows a = gsinθ, where θ is the angle of inclination of the air track, and sinθ = h/100 cm