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Possible Plots he above diagrams indicate the motion of a ball moving from left

ID: 1885793 • Letter: P

Question

Possible Plots he above diagrams indicate the motion of a ball moving from left to right and subject to one or more forces on various surfaces. Each circle represents the position of the ball at succeeding instants of time. The time-interval between each successive position is the same. The bold arrow indicates the positive direction. Below to the right of each above diagram, write ALL of the possible plots which may represent the motion shown in that diagram. (Not all the diagrams can be represented by the same number of plots.) are various plots of position, velocity and acceleration versus time. In the space Lab 2: The Motion of a Freely Falling Object

Explanation / Answer

1) as distance is increasing exponentially, velocity increases linearly and acceleration is positive

hence, D, F and K

2) as increase in distance is becoming smaller x is becoming almost constant. so v is approaching zero, acceleration is negative.

hence E (only diagram that matches the conditions)

3) dist gradually increasing. vel constant, accn zero

hence A,B,G and I