Suppose a truck is (still!) going around a roundabout somewhere in Wisconsin. The roundabout has a radius of 15m and the truck is moving at 10 m/s. Suddenly the driver hits the brakes and the truck starts slowing with a linear acceleration of -1.2m/s2. d) What is the total linear acceleration of the truck?
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.
Suppose a truck is (still!) going around a roundabout somewhere in Wisconsin. The roundabout has a radius of 15m and the truck is moving at 10 m/s.
Suddenly the driver hits the brakes and the truck starts slowing with a linear acceleration of -1.2m/s2.
d) What is the total linear acceleration of the truck?
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