Numericals on Equation of Motion

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Mahaprasad Jena

Motion in a straight line under constant acceleration is a common physics homework problem. The equations of motion to describe these conditions that can be used to solve any problem associated with them. These equations are: (1) x = x0 + v0t + ½at2 (2) v = v0 + at (3) v2 = v02 + 2a(x – x0) where x is the distance travelled x0 is the initial starting point v is the velocity v0 is the initial velocity a is the acceleration t is the time This example problem shows how to use these equations to calculate position, velocity and time of a constantly accelerating body.