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Jerry D. Wilson, Cecilia A. Hernandez-Hall

Chapter 5

(TI-GL/CI) Uniformly Accelerated Motion: Measurement of g - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

07:11

Problem 1

In CI Data Table 1, you measured the position of the car at different times. When the time doubled, did the distance from the origin double also? When the time tripled, did the distance from the origin triple also? Can you see the pattern?

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Arwa Ali
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02:32

Problem 2

Discuss what it means to say that the position function is not directly proportional to the time $(t)$, but to the time squared $\left(t^{2}\right)$.

Prabhat Tyagi
Prabhat Tyagi
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01:15

Problem 3

Judging on the basis of the observed pattern, and without using theoretical equations, predict the position of the car when the time is $10 t_{1} .$ What will the position be at $20 t_{1}$ ?

Prabhu Ramji
Prabhu Ramji
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01:46

Problem 4

In CI Data Table 2, you repeated the procedure for the velocities. What is the pattern now?

Lottie Adams
Lottie Adams
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03:44

Problem 5

On the basis of the observed pattern, predict the velocity of the car for times $10 t_{1}$ and $20 t_{1}$.

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Benjamin Hobbs
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02:24

Problem 6

A graph of $x$ versus $t$ is a parabola, because $x \propto t^{2}$. But if you plot $x$ versus $t^{2}$, the resulting graph will be a straight line, with slope $\frac{1}{2} a$, as shown below. Make a graph with your values of $x_{n}$ on the vertical axis and your times squared on the horizontal. Determine the slope, and use it to find the acceleration of the car. (Attach the graph to the Laboratory Report.)
$$
\begin{array}{rlrl}
x & = & \frac{1}{2} a & t^{2} \\
\downarrow & & \downarrow & \downarrow \\
y & = & m & x
\end{array}
$$

Gregory Higby
Gregory Higby
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01:18

Problem 7

By determining a percent difference, compare the acceleration of the car determined from your graph to that measured as the slope of the velocity graph.

Stephen Zaffke
Stephen Zaffke
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