A moving walkway in an airport is 75 m long and moves at a speed of 0.60 m/s. A passenger, after traveling 25 m while standing on the walkway, starts to walk at a speed of 0.50 m/s relative to the surface of the walk-way. How long does she take to travel the total distance of the walkway?
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 moving walkway in an airport is 75 m long and moves at a speed of 0.60 m/s. A passenger, after traveling 25 m while standing on the walkway, starts to walk at a speed of 0.50 m/s relative to the surface of the walk-way. How long does she take to travel the total distance of the walkway?
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