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|| A person is walking briskly in a straight line, which we shall call the x axis. Figure 2.42 shows a graph of the person’s position x along this axis as a function of time t. (a) What is the person’s displacement during each of the following time intervals: (i) between t = 1.0 s and t = 10.0 s, (ii) between t = 3.0 s and t = 10.0 s, (iii) between t = 2.0 s and t = 3.0 s, and (iv) between t = 2.0 s and t = 4.0 s? (b) What distance did the person move from (i) t = 0 s to t = 4.0 s, (ii) t = 2.0 s to t = 4.0 s, and (iii) t = 8.0 s to t = 10.0 s?
Figure 2.42
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2.2. Set Up: From the graph the position xt at each time t is: x1 = 1.0 m, x2 = 0, x3 = −1.0 m, x4 = 0, x8 = 6.0 m, and x0 = 6.0 m.
Solve (a) The displacement is Δx. (i) Δx = x10 − x1 = +5.0 m; (ii) Δx = x10 − x3 = +7.0 m; (iii) Δx = x3 − x2 = −1.0 m; (iv) Δx = x4 − x2 = 0
(b) (i) 3.0 m + 1.0 m = 4.0 m; 90° (ii) 1.0 m + 1.0 m = 2.0 m; (iii) zero (stays at x = 6.0 m)
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