Feb 25, 2016
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Displacement
Free Body DiagramsA free body diagram is a pictorial representation of an object
used to study the forces acting on a system.
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A free body diagram showsonly the information requiredby the problem under study.
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Distance is a scalar. (It has no direction)Displacement is a vector. (It has direction)
Displacement is the straight line Displacement is the straight line directly from the starting pointdirectly from the starting point
to the ending point.to the ending point.
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Starting point
DisplacementEnding point
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Remember: Displacement has magnitude and direction.
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An object travels the following distances:9 m [E], 6 m [N], 4 m [W] and 2 m [S]Which of the vectors on the right representsthe displacement of the object?
A) I B) II C) III D) IV
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Not drawn to scale9 m [E]
6 m [N]
4 m [W]2 m [S]
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II III
IIV
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A) 4.00 km NorthB) 4.00 km SouthC) 23.3 km NorthD) 23.3 km SouthE) 0
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Riding her bike, Stefania traveled the following distance frompoint-A to point-D: AB = 4.00km North BC = 11.3 km [S 45 E] CD = 8.00 km West
Determine Stefania’s displacement.
NoteBD = CD = 8.00 km
andBA = AD = 4.00 km
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The graph below represents the velocity of a butterflyas it flies across a field for 20 seconds.
A) 365 mB) 325 mC) 185 m
D) 145 m
What is the displacement of the butterfly from the 4 th to the 20 th s?
+235 m (forward)
-90 m (backward)
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To go from his house to four of his friends, James must travelin different directions as listed below: Ann: 4.8 km [N] , 3.2 km [W] Bill: 20 km [N] , 15 km [S] Chris: 3 km [N] , 7 km [S 45o E] Don: 3.5 km [S] , 1 km [E] , 2 km [S]Which friend has the greatest displacement from James’ house?
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A) Ann B) Bill C) Chris D) Don
Ann: 5.8 kmBill: 5 km
NOTEWe need only considerthe magnitude and not
the direction.
Chris: 5.4 kmDon: 2.5 km
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20 km E< 20 km
< 20
km
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Displacement is a vector from the startingpoint directly to the ending point.
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The graph below represents the motion of an automobile as it moves northward. Determine the displacement of the automobile.
NOTESince velocity is plottedversus time, the area
to the x-axis representsthe distance traveled.
Positive velocity (above the x-axis) means going forward.The area from the line to the x-axis represents forward distance
since it has a positive value.Negative velocity (below the x-axis) means going backward.
The area from the line to the x-axis represents backward distance since it has a negative value.
Startingpoint
Endingpoint
DisplacementThe forward displacement is the area under the curve above the x-axis
The backward displacement is the area above the curve below the x-axis
Right represents North
160 m North
Forward Backward
ForwardRemember: Remember: displacement is the displacement is the
straight line from the straight line from the starting point to the starting point to the
ending point.ending point.Note that for the problem, the time stops at the ending point (t = 20 s).
However, according to the graph, the automobile continues to accelerate
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… and good luck!