A building is 54.5 m tall and a person drops a ball from the top of the building. How long (in seconds) will it take to reach the ground if air resistance is negligible? How far (in meters) will it travel at time 2.00 second? What is the velocity of the ball before hitting the ground? What is the acceleration of the ball before hitting the ground?
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.
- A building is 54.5 m tall and a person drops a ball from the top of the building.
- How long (in seconds) will it take to reach the ground if air resistance is negligible?
- How far (in meters) will it travel at time 2.00 second?
- What is the velocity of the ball before hitting the ground?
- What is the acceleration of the ball before hitting the ground?
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