In 1967, New Zealander Burt Munro set the world recordfor an Indian motorcycle, on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah,with a maximum speed of 183.58 mi/h. The one-way coursewas 5.00 mi long. Acceleration rates are often described bythe time it takes to reach 60.0 mi/h from rest. If this time was4.00 s, and Burt accelerated at this rate until he reached hismaximum speed, how long did it take Burt to complete thecourse?
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.
In 1967, New Zealander Burt Munro set the world record
for an Indian motorcycle, on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah,
with a maximum speed of 183.58 mi/h. The one-way course
was 5.00 mi long. Acceleration rates are often described by
the time it takes to reach 60.0 mi/h from rest. If this time was
4.00 s, and Burt accelerated at this rate until he reached his
maximum speed, how long did it take Burt to complete the
course?
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. Sketch position vs time, velocity vs. time, and acceleration vs. time graphs for the race.