UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED

MOTION
(One Dimension)
 UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED MOTION (UAM)
Four
  
Kinematic Equations for UAM:
(These are the simplified UAM equations when the initial time and initial position of objects are both set
to 0)
  𝟐 𝟐
 
𝒗𝒇 − 𝒗𝟎
UAM 1: UAM 3: 𝒅=  
𝟐𝒂
 
𝒗 𝒇 +𝒗 𝟎  
𝟏 𝟐
UAM 2: 𝒅= (𝟐
𝒕 ) UAM 4: 𝒅 =𝒗 𝟎 𝒕 + 𝒂𝒕  
𝟐
where:
= distance/displacement, = initial speed/velocity,
= time, = final speed/velocity, and
= constant acceleration
 UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED MOTION (UAM)
GUIDE
   IN SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING UAM:
1) Read and understand the problem.
2) Make an illustration of the problem. (Optional)
3) Identify the four variables (, , , and )
– three with known values and one unknown.
4) Choose the equation that relates the four variables among the 4
UAM equations.
5) If needed, derive the formula in finding the value of the
unknown variable base from the chosen UAM equation.
6) Plug in the given values in the derived formula and simplify to
get the value of the unknown variable.
7) Check your answer with respect to the given problem.
 UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED MOTION (UAM)

Note:
If you are solving word problems involving UAM in one
dimensional space, you can use the following pairs of
terms interchangeably:
• Distance and Displacement
• Speed and Velocity
You can interchangeably used them because most of
the time, the direction of Uniformly Accelerated Motion
and acceleration in one dimensional space is not
specified in the problem.
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1) A sports car must achieve a velocity of 100 m/s after passing the
entry tollgate of an expressway. If the driver can do it after travelling
200 m, what must be his car’s acceleration?
     
(Multiply both sides of UAM
equation 3 by to derive the
formula in finding a.)

Solution:
  (Plug in the given values in the
  Unknown: derived formula.)

 Formula:
  (Simplify)

(Since are known and we want to

know the value of , we will use UAM
equation 3.) Therefore, the car’s acceleration must
 

be .
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2)
   A space craft is initially at rest. The engine is turned on at t=0, and

from this time forward the spacecraft travels with constant

acceleration of 10 . What is the speed of the spacecraft at
t=40 s? Solution:
 
 
𝑣 𝑓 =𝑣 0 +𝑎𝑡
  2 (Plug in the given
𝑣 𝑓 =0 𝑚 / 𝑠+(10 𝑚 / 𝑠 )( 40 𝑠) values in the formula.)

  Unknown:

 Formula:
 
𝒗 𝒇 =𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝒎/ 𝒔 (Simplify)

(Since are known and we want to

know the value of , we will use Therefore, the speed of the spacecraft
 
UAM equation 1.)
at t=40 s is .
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3)
   A space craft is initially at rest. The engine is turned on at t=0, and

from this time forward the spacecraft travels with constant

acceleration of 10 . How far does the spacecraft travel at
t=40 s? Solution:
 
  1 2
𝑑 =𝑣 0 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡  
2
  1
𝑑 =(0 𝑚 / 𝑠)(40 𝑠)+ (10 𝑚 / 𝑠 2)( 40 𝑠)2
  Unknown: 2
(Plug in the given
 Formula: values in the formula.)
  (Simplify)

(Since are known and we want to

know the value of , we will use UAM
equation 4.)
Therefore, the spacecraft travels a
 

distance of at t=40 s.
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4)
   A space craft is initially at rest. The engine is turned on at t=0, and

from this time forward the spacecraft travels with constant

acceleration of 10 . What is the speed of the spacecraft when it
reaches a distance of 1000 m from where it started?
    (Multiply both sides of UAM equation 3
by 2a)
 
 
(Add to both sides of the equation)

  (Extract the square root of both sides of

the equation)
  Unknown:
Solution:
 Formula:   (Plug in the given
values in the derived
formula.)
(Since are known and we want to   (Simplify)
know the value of , we will use
UAM equation 3.)
Therefore, the speed of the spacecraft when it
 

reaches a distance of is .
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5)
   A car is traveling at a constant speed on a long, straight road.

Unfortunately, it is near a school where the speed limit is , and when

the car passes a police officer, the officer immediately gives chase. If
the police car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of
2.5 , how long does it take the officer to catch the speeder?
Illustration:

𝑣  =20 𝑚/𝑠
SPEEDER

 
(same distance)
POLICE
OFFICER

𝑣  0 =0 𝑚 / 𝑠  
𝑎=2.5 𝑚/ 𝑠2
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5)     
  (Since =0, then UAM
(speeder) equation 4 become

 
(police car)  
(police car)
 
𝑑 1 =20 𝑡  

    (Equate = )
  Unknown:
  (Divide both sides of the
  (1) Solve for the distance travelled by the equation by 1.25.)
speeder’s car at unknown time t using
the formula .   (Rewrite the quadratic equation in
general form.)
(2) Solve for the distance travelled by the
police car at unknown time t using UAM   (Solve the equation by factoring.)
equation 4.
(3) Solve simultaneously equations 1 and   (Equate both factors to zero.)
2 by equating the distances (
t = 0 is disregarded because it represents the initial time where the two cars have
the same initial position.

Therefore, it takes for the officer

 

to catch the speeder.

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6)
   You are driving a car, travelling at a constant velocity of 25 along

a straight road, when you see a child suddenly run onto the road. It
takes 0.45 s for you to react and apply the brakes. As a result, the car
slows with a steady deceleration of 8.5 . What is the total
displacement of the car before it stops?
Illustration:
𝐵𝐸𝐺𝐼𝑁
   𝐸𝑁𝐷

REACTING BRAKING

𝑣  =25 𝑚/𝑠 𝑣  0 =25 𝑚/ 𝑠

𝑡=0.45
  𝑠 𝑣  𝑓 =0 𝑚/ 𝑠
 
𝑎=−8.5 𝑚/ 𝑠2
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6) 
(reacting)
 
(reacting)
𝑑 1 =(25 𝑚/ 𝑠)(0.45 𝑠 ) (Plug in the given values
in the formula.)

 
(braking)
 
𝑑 1 =11.25 𝑚 (Simplify.)

 
(braking)
  (Since are known and we want
to know the value of , we will
(braking) use UAM equation 3.)
  Unknown:  
(Plug in the given values in
  (1) Solve for the reaction the formula.)
displacement of the car using   (Simplify.)
the formula .
(2) Solve for the braking
displacement of the car using
  𝑑 𝑇 =𝑑 1(Solve
+ 𝑑2
for the total
displacement.)
UAM equation 4.  
(3) Add the and to get the total
displacement .
Therefore, the total displacement of the car
 

before it stops is approximately .