LESSON 3

Motion along Straight Line:

3.1 Uniformly Accelerated
Motion (UAM)
Prepared by:
Engr. Kristhel V. Breis
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Distance Displacement

Speed Velocity

Velocity Acceleration

Acceleration Deceleration

Constant Velocity Constant Acceleration

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Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM) is
motion of an object where the
acceleration is constant.
In other words, the acceleration
remains uniform; the acceleration is
equal to a number and that number
does not change as a function of time.
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5 Variables
4 Equations
3 Able to know at least three variables,
2 You can obtain the two remaining
variables
1 Happy Physics Student!
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Variables:
𝒂 − 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝑚/𝑠 2 ; 𝑓𝑡/𝑠 2 )
𝑓𝑡Τ
𝒗 − 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦; 𝑣, 𝑣𝑜 , 𝑣𝑓 , 𝑣𝑖 (𝑚Τ𝑠 ; 𝑠)

𝒕 − 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑑; 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑙 𝑠

𝒙 − 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡; 𝒙, 𝒙𝒐 , 𝑥𝑖 , 𝑥𝑓
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Equations:
Eq. 1 𝑣 = 𝑣𝑜 + 𝑎𝑡
1
Eq. 2 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 𝑡
2
1 2
Eq. 3 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
2
Eq. 4 𝑣 2 2
= 𝑣𝑜 + 2𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 )
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Equation 1
𝒗 = 𝒗𝒐 + 𝒂𝒕
𝑣 − 𝑣𝑜
𝑎=
𝑡
𝑎𝑡 = 𝑣 − 𝑣𝑜
𝒗 = 𝒗𝒐 + 𝒂𝒕
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Equation 2
𝟏
𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 = 𝒗 + 𝒗𝒐 𝒕
𝟐
𝒙−𝒙𝒐 𝒗+𝒗𝒐
Using displacement: 𝒗𝒂𝒗𝒆 = ; using velocity: 𝒗𝒂𝒗𝒆 =
𝒕 𝟐
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜
=
𝑡 2
𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑡
2
𝟏
𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 = 𝒗 + 𝒗𝒐 𝒕
𝟐
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Equation 3
𝟏 𝟐
𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝒕 + 𝒂𝒕
𝟐
1
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 𝑡
2
But 𝒗 = 𝒗𝒐 + 𝒂𝒕
1
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣𝑜 + 𝑎𝑡 + 𝑣𝑜 𝑡
2
1
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 2𝑣𝑜 + 𝑎𝑡 𝑡
2
𝟏 𝟐
𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝒕 + 𝒂𝒕
𝟐
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Equation 4
𝒗𝟐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂(𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 )
𝒗−𝒗𝒐
From 𝒗 = 𝒗𝒐 + 𝒂𝒕 we can get value of time, 𝒕 =
𝒂

1
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 𝑡
2

1 𝑣 − 𝑣𝑜
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 ( )
2 𝑎

𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 (𝑣 − 𝑣𝑜 )
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 =
2𝑎
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Equation 4
𝒗𝟐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂(𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 )

𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 (𝑣 − 𝑣𝑜 )
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 =
2𝑎
2𝑎 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = (𝑣 2 − 𝑣𝑣𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜 − 𝑣𝑜 2 )
2𝑎 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 2 − 𝑣𝑜 2

Rewriting:
𝒗𝟐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂 𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐
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Real-life examples of UNIFORM MOTION:
➢A ship cruising at a steady speed
➢A car moving on a highway with a fixed
speed
➢The blades of a fan/propeller
➢The revolution of Earth around the Sun
➢Hands of a clock
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Real-life examples of UNIFORMLY
ACCELERATED MOTION:
➢Cyclist riding down a steep slope/hill
➢Car accelerating at a constant speed
➢Skiing
➢An airplane taking off
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Solving Problems involving

Uniformly Accelerated
Motion
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Sample Problem #1
An airplane accelerates down a runway at
3.20 𝑚/𝑠 2 for 32.8 𝑠 until is finally lifted off the
ground. Determine the distance traveled
before takeoff.
Given: Find:
a = 3.20 𝑚/𝑠 2
𝑣𝑜 = 0 𝑚/𝑠 𝑥 =?
t = 32.8 s 𝑥𝑜 = 0 𝑚
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Equations:
Eq. 1 𝑣 = 𝑣𝑜 + 𝑎𝑡
1
Eq. 2 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 𝑡
2
1 2
Eq. 3 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
2
Eq. 4 𝑣 2 = 𝑣𝑜 2 + 2𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 )
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Solution: 1 2
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
a = 3.20 𝑚/𝑠 2 2

t = 32.8 s 1
𝑥 − 0 = 0(32.8 𝑠) + (3.2𝑚/𝑠 2 )(32.8 𝑠)2
2
x=?
1
𝐸𝑞. 3: 𝑥 = (3.2𝑚/𝑠 2 )(32.8 𝑠)2
𝟏 𝟐 2
𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝒕 + 𝒂𝒕 1
𝟐 𝑥 = (3.2𝑚/𝑠 2 )(32.8 𝑠)2
2
𝒙 = 𝟏𝟕𝟐𝟏. 𝟑 𝒎
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Solving Problems involving

Uniformly Accelerated
Motion
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Sample Problem #2
A car starts from rest and
accelerated uniformly over a time
of 5.21 seconds for distance of 110
m. Determine the acceleration of
the car.
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Equations:
Eq. 1 𝑣 = 𝑣𝑜 + 𝑎𝑡
1
Eq. 2 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 𝑡
2
1 2
Eq. 3 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
2
Eq. 4 𝑣 2 = 𝑣𝑜 2 + 2𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 )
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Given:
t = 5.21 s
x = 110 m
𝑣𝑜 = 0 𝑚/𝑠
𝑥𝑜 = 0 𝑚
What is asked:
a=?
𝐸𝑞. 3:
𝟏 𝟐
𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝒕 + 𝒂𝒕
𝟐
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Solution:
1 2
𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
2
1 2
110 − 0 = 0(5.21 𝑠) + (𝑎)(5.21 𝑠)
2
1 2
110 = 𝑎 5.21 𝑠
2
𝒂 = 𝟖. 𝟏𝟎 𝒎/𝒔𝟐
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Sample Problem #3
An engineer is designing the runway for an
airport. Of the planes that will use the airport,
the lowest acceleration rate is likely to be
3 𝑚/𝑠 2 . The takeoff speed for this place will be
65 𝑚/𝑠. Assuming the minimum acceleration,
what is the minimum allowed length for the
runway?
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Given:
𝑎 = 3 𝑚/𝑠 2 𝑥𝑜 = 0 𝑚
𝑚
𝑣 = 65 𝑣𝑜 = 0 𝑚/𝑠
𝑠
Find: 𝑥 = ?
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Solution: 𝑣 2 = 𝑣𝑜 2 + 2𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 )
𝑎 = 3 𝑚/𝑠 2
𝑚 (65 𝑚/𝑠)2
𝑣= 65
𝑠
𝑣𝑜 = 0 𝑚/𝑠 = (0)2 +2(3 𝑚/𝑠 2 )(𝑥 − 0)
𝑥𝑜 = 0 𝑚
x=? (65 𝑚/𝑠)2
𝑥=
𝐸𝑞. 4: 2(3 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
𝒗𝟐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂(𝒙 − 𝒙𝒐 )
𝒙 = 𝟕𝟎𝟒. 𝟏𝟕 𝒎
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Equations:
Eq. 1 𝑣 = 𝑣𝑜 + 𝑎𝑡
1
Eq. 2 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣 + 𝑣𝑜 𝑡
2
1 2
Eq. 3 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 = 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡
2
Eq. 4 𝑣 2 = 𝑣𝑜 2 + 2𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜 )
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Solving Problems involving

Uniformly Accelerated
Motion
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1. A pedicab heading east through a small
town accelerates at a constant 4 𝑚/𝑠2 after
leaving the city limits. At time 𝑡 = 0, it is 5.0 𝑚
east of the city limit signpost, moving east at
15 𝑚/𝑠.
a.Find the position and velocity at 𝑡 = 2.0 𝑠.
b.Where is it when velocity is 25 𝑚/𝑠?
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2. A Visayan spotted deer moving with

constant acceleration covers a
distance between two points
40.0 𝑚 apart in 5.00 𝑠. Its speed as it
passes the second point is 12.0 𝑚/𝑠.
What is its speed at the first point?
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I am Constant
Just as how many things move in
constant motion, your progress as a
student needs to be constantly
progressing, too. Regardless of the speed,
what’s more important is you’re
constantly in motion towards your
destination.
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Assignment:

With this concept in mind, create

a short quote (or hugot) that
relates UAM to a person’s progress
towards reaching their goal.