A lion is napping in the shade as a zebra saunters by at steady 48.2 km/h. Feeling the desire for dinner the lion accelerates at 4.43m/s2 for 5.50 seconds. How far does the lion travel during this 5.50 second period of acceleration? How far does the zebra travel during the same time interval? Graph the acceleration vs. time of the lion and the zebra for the entire scenario. Label the axis and any major points.
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 lion is napping in the shade as a zebra saunters by at steady 48.2 km/h. Feeling the desire for dinner the lion accelerates at 4.43m/s2 for 5.50 seconds.
How far does the lion travel during this 5.50 second period of acceleration? How far does the zebra travel during the same time interval?
Graph the acceleration vs. time of the lion and the zebra for the entire scenario. Label the axis and any major points.
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