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Q.Derive the equations of motion graphically for a particle having uniform acceleration, moving along a straight line.

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Consider an object with velocity uu at t=0t=0, moving with constant acceleration aa, reaching velocity vv at time tt. Plotting velocity against time gives a straight line rising from the point (0,u)(0,u) to (t,v)(t,v) (Fig. 3.3). First equation: the slope of this line is the acceleration, so a=v−ut−0a=\dfrac{v-u}{t-0}, giving v=u+atv=u+at. Second equation: the displacement ss equals the area under the v-t line between 00 and tt. This trapezoidal area splits into a rectangle of height uu and width tt (area utut) plus a triangle of base tt and height (v−u)(v-u) (area 12(v−u)t=12at2\tfrac12(v-u)t = \tfrac12 at^2 using the first equation): s=ut+12at2s = ut+\tfrac12at^2. Third equation: since the a …

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