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Neel
Agarwal
9-30-14
AP
Physics
C
Quackenbush
2nd
The purpose of this lab was to apply the formulas and laws that
4. Second
table
a. Only
attach
one
weight
to
the
end
of
the
string
b. Let
the
weight
drag
the
car
down
and
each
time
attach
another
weight
to
the
car
itself
c. Calculate
its
velocities
and
acceleration
5. Use
the
results
to
determine
Net
force,
and
tension
6. Graph
these
results
on
two
tables
(one
with
constant
net
force/one
with
constant
mass)
The
results
that
were
gathered
from
this
lab
pointed
towards
some
interesting
results.
First
off,
the
earths
gravitational
field
(which
causes
a
constant
acceleration)
did
act
on
the
weight
being
dropped,
which
accelerated
at
precisely
9.8
m/s^2,
and
because
each
weight
had
mass,
the
entire
system
experienced
a
net
force,
therefore
a
constant
acceleration
in
whichever
direction
the
string
was
pulling
in.
The
data
(when
plotted
or
looked
at
numerically)
yielded
trends
that
were:
Alike
to
a
negative
linear
function
for
the
Acceleration
vs.
Net
Force
car
experiences,
which
are
Kinetic
Friction
and
the
Tension
in
the
string.
The
only
reason
as
to
why
the
car
experiences
acceleration
is
because
the
force
of
friction
can
only
be
so
high.
If
the
force
of
tension
surpasses
the
force
it
was
start
to
accelerate
in
the
direction
of
the
tension.
Inversely, when the Net Force is held constant and the mass