Maria is riding the frictionless slide at the park. She starts sliding from rest from a height of 5.0 m above the ground. She becomes airborne after leaving the slide (it's really fun). See the graphic below and answer the question below. At her highest point, she is travelling 6.0 m/s. What is her height above the ground at this point and how fast is she moving when she reaches 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.
Maria is riding the frictionless slide at the park. She starts sliding from rest from a height of 5.0 m above the ground. She becomes airborne after leaving the slide (it's really fun). See the graphic below and answer the question below.
At her highest point, she is travelling 6.0 m/s. What is her height above the ground at this point and how fast is she moving when she reaches the ground?
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