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MOTION IN TWO OR THREE DIMENSIONS
3.1.
IDENTIFY and SET UP: Use Eq.(3.2), in component form. Δx x2 − x1 5.3 m − 1.1 m = = = 1.4 m/s EXECUTE: ( vav ) x = Δt t2 − t1 3.0 s − 0
( vav ) y =
Δy y2 − y1 −0.5 m − 3.4 m = = = −1.3 m/s Δt t2 − t1 3.0 s − 0 tan α =
( vav ) y ( vav ) x
=
−1.3 m/s = −0.9286 1.4 m/s
α = 360° − 42.9° = 317° vav =
( vav ) x + ( vav ) y 2
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vav = (1.4 m/s) 2 + (−1.3 m/s) 2 = 1.9 m/s Figure 3.1
3.2.
! EVALUATE: Our calculation gives that vav is in the 4th quadrant. This corresponds to increasing x and decreasing y. ! IDENTIFY: Use Eq.(3.2), written in component form. The distance from the origin is the magnitude of r . SET UP: At time t1 , x1 = y1 = 0 . EXECUTE:
(a) x = (vav-x )Δt = ( −3.8m s)(12.0 s) = −45.6 m and y = (vav-y )Δt = (4.9m s)(12.0 s) = 58.8 m .
(b) r = x 2 + y 2 = (−45.6 m) 2 + (58.8 m) 2 = 74.4 m. ! ! EVALUATE: Δr is in the direction of vav . Therefore, Δx is negative since vav-x is negative and Δy is positive
since vav-y is positive.
3.3.
! (a) IDENTIFY and SET UP: From r we can calculate x and y for any t. Then use Eq.(3.2), in component form. ! EXECUTE: r = ⎡⎣ 4.0 cm + ( 2.5 cm/s 2 ) t 2 ⎤⎦ iˆ + ( 5.0 cm/s ) tˆj ! At t = 0, r = ( 4.0 cm ) iˆ. ! At t = 2.0 s, r = (14.0 cm ) iˆ + (10.0 cm ) ˆj.
Δx 10.0 cm = = 5.0 cm/s. Δt 2.0 s Δy 10.0 cm = = = 5.0 cm/s. Δt 2.0 s
( vav ) x = ( vav ) y
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