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| A coordinate system for specifying the precise of locations in space. |
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| The change of position of an object. |
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| Displacement= final position - initial position |
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| The total displacement divided by the time interval. |
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| Formula for average velocity |
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displacement
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time interval |
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| The velocity of an object at one instant. |
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| How to find the instant velocity? |
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| The instantaneous velocity can be found by measuring the slope of the line that is tangent to the point on the graph. |
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| The rate of change of velocity. |
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change in velocity
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change in time |
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| Formula for displacement with constant uniform acceleration |
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| displacement= 1/2 (vi+vf)t |
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| Motion of an object falling with a constant velocity. |
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| With no air resistance how do objects fall? |
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| They fall with the same acceleration regardless of their masses. |
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| What is the constant acceleration of objects on Earth? |
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