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Rectilinear Motion: Engr. John Dharyl R. de Leon, Ree

Rectilinear motion refers to motion along a straight line. There are two types: uniformly accelerated motion with constant change in velocity, and motion along a horizontal or vertical line. Formulas are provided to calculate distance, velocity, acceleration, and other variables for problems involving rectilinear motion. Sample problems demonstrate applying the formulas to scenarios like a runner's speed and velocity, a train's acceleration, and objects in vertical motion thrown upward or dropped.

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Rectilinear Motion: Engr. John Dharyl R. de Leon, Ree

Rectilinear motion refers to motion along a straight line. There are two types: uniformly accelerated motion with constant change in velocity, and motion along a horizontal or vertical line. Formulas are provided to calculate distance, velocity, acceleration, and other variables for problems involving rectilinear motion. Sample problems demonstrate applying the formulas to scenarios like a runner's speed and velocity, a train's acceleration, and objects in vertical motion thrown upward or dropped.

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Rectilinear

Motion

ENGR. JOHN DHARYL R. DE LEON, REE


RECTILINEAR MOTION

• A type of motion in which the body moves


in a straight line or is moving in the
direction parallel to its displacement.
UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED MOTION

• Constant change in velocity or uniform


acceleration
• Speed is total distance divided by the time
taken to cover such distance.
• Velocity is the displacement divided by
the time taken to cover such displacement
• Acceleration measures the rate of
change of velocity.
FORMULAS

S = Vo t ± ½ at2 Where:
S = distance
Vf = Vo ± at Vo = initial velocity
Vf = final velocity
Vf2 = Vo2 ± 2aS a = acceleration
t = time

Note:
(+) if accelerating
(-) if decelerating
SAMPLE
PROBLEMS
Sample Problem 1
A runner makes one lap around a 200-m
track in a time of 25 seconds. What were
the runner’s (a) speed and (b) velocity?
Ans.
a. S = 8 m/s
b. V = 0 m/s
Sample Problem 2
A train changes its speed uniformly from
60 mph to 30 mph in 5 seconds. What is
its acceleration in ft/s2?
Ans.
-8.8 ft/s2
Sample Problem 3
A car starts from rest and has a constant
acceleration of 3 ft/sq.sec. Find the velocity
during the 10 seconds of motion.
Ans.
Vf = 30 ft/s
Sample Problem 4
Two buses start at the same time towards each
other from terminals A and B, 8 km apart. The time
needed for the first bus to travel from A to B is 8
minutes, and of the second bus from B to A is 10
minutes. How much is the time needed by each
bus to meet each other if they traveled at their
respective uniform speeds?

Ans. t = 4.44 min


SAMPLE
PROBLEMS
Motion Along a
Horizontal Line
Sample Problem 5
A bus moving at a speed of 20 m/s begins to slow
at a constant rate of 3 m/s each second. Find how
far it goes before stopping.

Ans.
S = 66.67 m
Sample Problem 6
A motorcycle moving with an initial velocity of 8
m/s undergoes a constant acceleration for 3 sec,
at which his velocity is 17 m/s. (a) What is the
acceleration? (b) How far does he travel during
that 3-sec interval?
Ans.
a = 3 m/s2
S = 37.5 m
Sample Problem 7
The velocity of a train is reduced uniformly from 15
m/s to 7 m/s while traveling a distance of 90
meters. (a) Compute the acceleration. (b) How
much farther will the train travel before coming to
rest, provided that the acceleration remains
constant?
Ans.
a = -0.9778 m/s2
S = 25.057 m
Sample Problem 8
A train starts from rest at a station and accelerates
at a rate of 2 m/s/s for 10 sec. It then runs at a
constant speed for 30 sec, decelerates at 4 m/s/s
until it stops at the next station. Find the total
distance covered.
Ans.
S = 750 m
Vertical Motion

ENGR. JOHN DHARYL R. DE LEON, REE


FORMULAS
Where:
y = Vot ± ½ gt2 y = distance/elevation
Vo = initial velocity
Vf = Vo ± gt Vf = final velocity
g = acceleration due to gravity
Vf2 = Vo2 ± 2gy g = 9.81 m/s2 or 32.2 ft/s2
t = time

Note:
(+) if falling down
(-) if moving up
SAMPLE
PROBLEMS
Sample Problem 9
A ball is dropped from a height of 60 meters
above ground. How long does it take to hit
the ground?

Ans.
t = 3.4975 sec
Sample Problem 10
A ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground
and a student gazing out of the window sees it
moving upward pass him at 5 m/s. The window is
10 m above the ground. How high does the ball go
above the ground?

Ans.
y = 11.2742 m
Sample Problem 11
A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial
velocity of 3 m/s from the window of a tall building.
The ball strikes the ground 4 seconds later.
Determine the velocity at which the ball strikes the
ground.

Ans.
V = 36.24 m/s
Sample Problem 12
A ball is thrown vertically upward from the cornice
of a tall building, leaving the thrower’s hand with a
speed of 48 ft/s and just missing the cornice on
the way down. Find the (a) maximum height
reached by the ball with respect to the cornice of
the building and (b) the time it takes to reach the
maximum height.
Ans.
ymax = 35.7764 ft / tmax = 1.49 sec

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