In heavy rush-hour traffic you drive in a straight line at 12 m/s for 1.5 minutes, then you nave to stop for 3.5 minutes, and finally you drive at 15 m/s for another 2.5 minutes. (a) Plot a position-versus-time graph for this motion. Your plot should extend from 1 = 0 to i = 7.5 minute. (b) Use your plot from part (a) to calculate the average velocity between t = 0 to t = 7.5 minute.
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 heavy rush-hour traffic you drive in a straight line at 12 m/s for 1.5 minutes, then you
nave to stop for 3.5 minutes, and finally you drive at 15 m/s for another 2.5 minutes.
(a) Plot a position-versus-time graph for this motion. Your plot should extend from
t= 0 to t = 7.5 minute.
(b) Use your plot from part (a) to calculate the average velocity between t = 0 to 1= 7.5 minute.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd2932a05-99f3-41c1-989e-7dbca32c3377%2F64ba9e70-f2fd-47d7-a31d-92cfc3488deb%2Fo7s124_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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