A red car (on left) and a green car (o right) are spaced 1200 m apart (distance a). They start at the same time and head towards each other. The red car averages a speed of 13.7 m/s. The green car averages a speed of 15.6 m/s. How much time will the two cars have traveled when they are at the same position?
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 red car (on left) and a green car (o right) are spaced 1200 m apart (distance
a). They start at the same time and head towards each other. The red car
averages a speed of 13.7 m/s. The green car averages a speed of 15.6 m/s. How
much time will the two cars have traveled when they are at the same position?
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