Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
A block falls from rest off a building that is y = 185 m tall.
At what time,in seconds, does the block hit the ground?
t0 =
How long, in seconds, does it take for the block to be y′ = 38 m off the ground?
t1 =
How much time, in seconds, does it take for the block to fall the additional y′ distance?
t2 =
What is the speed, in meters per second, of the block right before it hits the ground?
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