Equations (s1) Flashcards
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Average velocity
displacement / time = Δd / Δt = (dƒ - d0) / (tƒ - t0)
Acceleration
velocity over time or (final velocity - initial velocity) / (final time - initial time)
Final velocity
Initial velocity + (acceleration * time)
Displacement
Half of (initial velocity + final velocity) * time
Quadratic displacement
Initial velocity * time + 1/2(acceleration * time) squared
Final velocity squared
Initial velocity squared + 2 * (acceleration * displacement)
Force
Mass * acceleration
Friction
Coefficient of friction * normal force
Coefficient of static friction
maximum static friction force / normal force
Weight
mass * gravity
Kinetic energy
1/2(mass * velocity) squared
Impulse
Net force * time delta
Impulse = change in momentum
Force * time delta = mass * velocity delta
Vertical motion equation
x = initial y position + (initial y position * time) - 1/2(gravity * time) squared
Normal force or y component of weight (inclined plane)
weight * cos(angle of elevation)
weight
mass * gravitational accel constant
x component of weight
weight * sin(angle of elevation)
Angle at which an angle will start to slide on a slope
inverse tangent(coefficient of static friction)
acceleration of an object on a slope
gravitational accel(sin(angle of elevation) - coefficient of kinetic friction * cos(angle of elevation))
force of static friction (inclined plane)
coefficient of static friction * normal force
Hook’s law
Force of spring = distance stretched * spring constant
Period for an oscillating spring
T = 2pi \sqrt(mass / spring constant)
Period for a pendulum
T = 2pi \sqrt(length of pendulum / gravity)
Arc length
radius * theta (radians)