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    This document provides a summary of key concepts about motion, including distance and displacement, speed and velocity, and acceleration. It explains that displacement considers both distance and direction, while speed does not consider direction. It also defines velocity, average speed, instantaneous speed, and acceleration and how they relate to changes in an object's motion over time or at a specific moment.

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    Chapter 11 Motion
    Summary
    11.1 Distance and Displacement
    To describe motion accurately and completely, a frame of reference is
    necessary.
    • A frame of reference is a system of objects that are not moving with
    respect to one another.
    • Relative motion is movement in relation to a frame of reference.
    Distance is the length of the path between two points. Displacement is
    the direction from the starting point and the length of a straight line from
    the starting point to the ending point.
    • Displacement gives information both about how far away an object is
    from a given point and in what direction the object is from that point.
    Displacement is a vector.
    Add displacements using vector addition.
    • A vector is a quantity that has magnitude and direction. The
    magnitude can be size, length, or amount.
    • When two vectors have the same direction, you can add their
    magnitudes. When two vectors are in opposite directions, subtract one
    magnitude from the other.
    • When two or more vectors have different directions, combine them by
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    graphing.
    • The resultant vector is the vector sum of two or more vectors.

    11.2 Speed and Velocity


    Average speed is computed for the entire duration of a trip, and
    instantaneous speed is measured at a particular instant.
    • Speed is the ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of
    time the object moves.
    • Average speed is the total distance traveled divided by the time it
    takes to travel that distance. The formula for average speed is v̄ = d .
    • Instantaneous speed is the rate at which an object is moving at a t
    given moment in time.
    The slope of a line on a distance-time graph is speed.
    Velocity is a description of both speed and direction of motion.
    Velocity is a vector.
    • Together, the speed and direction in which an object is moving are
    called velocity. A change in velocity can be the result of a change in
    speed, a change in direction, or both.
    Two or more velocities add by vector addition.

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    11.3 Acceleration
    Acceleration can be described as changes in speed, changes in
    direction, or changes in both. Acceleration is a vector.
    • The rate at which velocity changes is called acceleration.
    • Free fall is the movement of an object toward Earth solely because of
    gravity.
    • Constant acceleration is a steady change in velocity.
    You calculate acceleration for straight-line motion by dividing the
    change in velocity by the total time.
    The slope of a speed-time graph is acceleration.
    • In a linear graph, the displayed data form straight-line parts.
    • In a nonlinear graph, a curve connects the data points that are
    plotted.
    Instantaneous acceleration is how fast a velocity is changing at a
    specific instant.

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