The Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) built an inclined plane like that shown to study falling objects. As the ball rolled down, he measured the time it took the ball to travel different distances. Graph the data and then connect the points with a smooth curve.

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The Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) built an inclined plane like that shown to study falling objects. As the ball rolled down, he measured the time it took the ball to travel different distances. Graph the data and then connect the points with a smooth curve.

 

Distance (ft)
Distance (ft)
20-
20
15
15
10
10
5
5-
+ Time (sec)
2.5
Time (sec)
2.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Distance (ft)
Distance (ft)
20
20
15
15
10
10
5
5-
Time (sec)
2.5
+Time (sec)
2.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Transcribed Image Text:Distance (ft) Distance (ft) 20- 20 15 15 10 10 5 5- + Time (sec) 2.5 Time (sec) 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Distance (ft) Distance (ft) 20 20 15 15 10 10 5 5- Time (sec) 2.5 +Time (sec) 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
ft
2 ft 4 ft
Distance traveled
8 ft
12 A
18 ft
30°
1
1
3
1
Seconds
4 2
4
1/4
2.
Transcribed Image Text:ft 2 ft 4 ft Distance traveled 8 ft 12 A 18 ft 30° 1 1 3 1 Seconds 4 2 4 1/4 2.
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