ACCELERATION

ACCELERATION
-whenever there is a change in speed, a
change in direction, or a change in both,
there is a change in velocity
- Vector quantity
ACCELERATION
= change in velocity / time
In symbols,
where:
a = v/t a = acceleration, m/s2
vf = final velocity, m/s
a = vf vi / t vi = initial velocity, m/s
t = time, s
EXAMPLE:
A cyclist starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 10
meters per second in 5 seconds. What is the
acceleration of the cyclist?
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1ss 2
2ss 3
3ss 4
4ss 5
5ss
0 m/s 2 m/s 4 m/s 6 m/s 8 m/s 10
m/s
EXAMPLE:
A cyclist starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 10
meters per second in 5 seconds. What is the
acceleration of the cyclist?

Os 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s
0 m/s 2 m/s 4 m/s 6 m/s 8 m/s 10
m/s

- ACCELERATING
EXAMPLE:
A cyclist starts from 10 m/s and comes to stop in 5
seconds. What is the acceleration of the cyclist?

Os 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s
10 8 m/s 6 m/s 4 m/s 2 m/s 0 m/s
m/s

DECELERATING
SAMPLE PROBLEM #1
What is the acceleration of a car whose speed
increases uniformly from 15 m/s to 25 m/s in 5s?
SAMPLE PROBLEM #2
An airplane flying 60 m/s is accelerated uniformly at
the rate of 0.5 m/s2. What is its velocity at the end of
10s?
SAMPLE PROBLEM #3
A roller coaster car rapidly picks up speed as it rolls
down a slope. As it starts down the slope, its speed is
4 m/s. But 3 seconds later, at the bottom of the slope,
its speed is 22 m/s. What is its average acceleration?
SAMPLE PROBLEM #4
Nathaniel is driving his sports car down a four-lane
highway at 40 m/s. He comes up behind a slow-
moving dump truck and decides to pass it in the left-
hand lane. IF Nathaniel can accelerate at 5 m/s2, how
long it will take for him to reach the speed of 60 m/s?
SAMPLE PROBLEM #5
If an Isuzu Crosswind, with an initial velocity of 20
m/s, accelerates at a rate of 5 m/s2 for 3 seconds,
what will its final velocity be?
ACTIVITY NO. 9
ACCELERATION