Uniform rectilinear motion
A ladybug is at the origin of a Cartesian reference system at time [math]t=0[/math] and is moving with uniform rectilinear motion.[br][br]Select a graph type to explore, enter the speed and start the animation.[br]The time interval displayed refers to the first 15 seconds of the ladybug's motion.[br][br]To examine the motion in detail, pause the animation and drag the point on the [i]time[/i] axis.
Uniform Rectilinear Motion
Practice Zone
Compare the graphs obtained by setting different speeds.[br]What do you notice? [br]How do the [i]position - time[/i] and [i]velocity - time[/i] graphs change as they describe the ladybug's motion?
A car travels at a constant speed of 108 km/h.[br]Convert the speed into meters per second (m/s), and calculate the time needed to travel 36 km.
The following table shows the distance traveled by a car in the first 10 seconds of its motion.[br][br][img]data:image/png;base64,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[/img][br][br]What type of motion is it? Explain your answer.[br]Write the equation of motion and calculate the distance traveled by the car after 11 seconds.