College Physics
College Physics
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780321601834
Author: Jerry D. Wilson, Anthony J. Buffa, Bo Lou
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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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, fo…
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The negative acceleration always means that a moving object is decelerating.

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