A football quarterback runs 15.0 m straight down theplaying field in 2.50 s. He is then hit and pushed 3.00 mstraight backward in 1.75 s. He breaks the tackle and runsstraight forward another 21.0 m in 5.20 s. Calculate hisaverage velocity (a) for each of the three intervals and (b) forthe entire motion
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 football quarterback runs 15.0 m straight down the
playing field in 2.50 s. He is then hit and pushed 3.00 m
straight backward in 1.75 s. He breaks the tackle and runs
straight forward another 21.0 m in 5.20 s. Calculate his
average velocity (a) for each of the three intervals and (b) for
the entire motion
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