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    The document defines key terms related to motion including acceleration, constant acceleration, and falling bodies. It discusses Aristotle and Galileo's theories about falling bodies, with Galileo showing that mass does not affect acceleration due to gravity. The negative sign for G means upward motion and positive for downward. Formulas for acceleration and falling bodies are listed. Examples solve for a girl's acceleration and a cliff diver's speed when hitting water based on initial velocity and time.

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    The document defines key terms related to motion including acceleration, constant acceleration, and falling bodies. It discusses Aristotle and Galileo's theories about falling bodies, with Galileo showing that mass does not affect acceleration due to gravity. The negative sign for G means upward motion and positive for downward. Formulas for acceleration and falling bodies are listed. Examples solve for a girl's acceleration and a cliff diver's speed when hitting water based on initial velocity and time.

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    The document defines key terms related to motion including acceleration, constant acceleration, and falling bodies. It discusses Aristotle and Galileo's theories about falling bodies, with Galileo showing that mass does not affect acceleration due to gravity. The negative sign for G means upward motion and positive for downward. Formulas for acceleration and falling bodies are listed. Examples solve for a girl's acceleration and a cliff diver's speed when hitting water based on initial velocity and time.

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    A.

    Define the following terms:

    1. Acceleration
    - When a velocity changes along with the time, depending on its speed and
    time. A velocity may increase or decrease.
    2. Constant Acceleration
    - When a velocity changes a speed uniformly, with a constant rate of change
    over time. The velocity changes at a constant rate.
    3. Falling bodies
    - It is when objects fall due to the force of gravity pulling them toward the
    center of the earth. The acceleration of objects falling due to gravity is always
    at a measure of 9.8 m/s/s.

    B. Discuss the ideas of Aristotle and Galileo about freely falling bodies.
    - According to Aristotle, the acceleration of speed when an object is falling
    depends on its weight. Therefore, the heavier an object is, the fastest it gets
    pulled by gravity down to the center of the earth. However, opposite to what
    Galileo said, that the mass of an object does not matter when it comes to the
    force of gravity. An experiment was made by dropping various objects with
    different sizes and weight to test those two theories. At first, it was observed
    that Aristotle was right. Yet later on, when you remove the force of gravity in
    a situation, Galileo’s theory was correct too when both hammer and a feather
    fell at the same speed without the presence of the gravity.
    C. What does the negative (-) sign mean of G mean?
    - If an object is moving upward, then G will be negative, however if it’s moving
    downward, then G will be positive.
    D. List down all of the possible formulas in computing for:
    1. Acceleration
    Vo ∆ v
    - a=V − =
    t ∆t
    Where a is average acceleration
    V is final velocity
    Vo is Starting velocity or initial velocity
    T is Time

    A = (v_f – v_i) / Δt ;
    A = 2 × (Δd – v_i × Δt) / Δt² ;
    A=F/m;

    2. Falling bodies
    - Vf = g * t
    Where g is the acceleration of the gravity, and its value in earth is always at
    9.8m/s/s
    E. Threw problems with correct solutions
    - Acceleration
    A girl running from a speed of 10m/h to 15m/h in 2 seconds. Find the
    acceleration of the girl running.
    change∈ velocity
    Acceleration =
    time interval
    15−10
    Acceleration =
    2
    Acceleration = 2.5 m/h. s

    - Falling Bodies

    Tyson, an expert cliff diver dives from the top of a mountain. If he is able to
    fall for 10-s, what will his speed be when he hits the water?

    Initial velocity – O-m/s


    Time – 10-s
    Final velocity - ?

    Solution:
    Vf = 0 – 9.8 (10)
    Vf = -98 m/s
    But we were only asked for its speed, therefore we can ignore the negative
    sign and proceed with the final answer of, 98-m/s.

    TASK 2

    Velocity (Position / Time)

    1. 0m/s

    2. 1.5 m/s

    3. 1.75 m/s

    4. 2 m/s

    5. 2 m/s

    6. 2 m/s

    7. 2 m/s

    8. 2.07 m/s

    9. 2 m/s

    10. 2 m/s
    11. 2 m/s

    Acceleration (Velocity / Time)

    1. 0 m/s²

    2. 0.75 m/s²

    3. 0.4375 m/s² or 0.44 m/s²

    4. 0.33 m/s²

    5. 0.25 m/s²

    6. 0.20 m/s²

    7. 0.167 m/s² or 0.17 m/s²

    8. 0.148 m/s² or 0.15 m/s²

    9. 0.125 m/s² or 0.13 m/s²

    10. 0.11 m/s²

    11. 0.10 m/s²

    Questions:

    1. The graph shows uniform acceleration because the velocity changes at a constant rate of the
    time. We can see how its speed increases along with the time.
    2. Solve using formula of slope of line:
    a. 4 seconds to 6 seconds =
    3. Yes. There is a uniformly accelerated motion, because of the constant rate change over time
    that can be observed based on the graph.

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