Chapter 8, “Motion in One Dimension”

Displacement with Constant Velocity

displacement = velocity * time (D = v * t)

for any constant velocity v.

Displacement Between Frames

new_position = old_position + velocity * time

where time is one frame (usually of a second).

Average Velocity

for any displacement Δx and time interval t.

Acceleration

Equation 1

vf = vi + at

Equation 2

for constant acceleration only.

Equation 3

Δx = ½(vi + vf)t

Equation 4

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