Vectors

Addingvectors
Vectorcomponents

! ! !
If C = A + B then C x = Ax + Bx and
C y = Ay + By
!
A = A i + A j + A k
x

Motionin1D
Displacement
Averagevelocity
Instantaneousvelocity
Averagespeed
Instantaneousspeed
Averageacceleration
Instantaneous
acceleration
Accelerationdueto
gravity
Kinematicequationsfor
constantacceleration

Instantaneous
acceleration
Relativevelocity

!x = x2 " x1
!x

vav x =
!t
!x dx

vx (t) = lim
=
!t "0 !t
dt
total distance s
average speed =
=
total time
t
speed = vx
!v
aav x = x
!t
!vx dvx d 2 x
ax (t) = lim
=
= 2
!t "0 !t
dt
dt
2
g = 9.81 m/s towardthecenterofthe

R=vo2sin2/g
ax = 0 and ay

Centripetal
acceleration

ac =

Thirdlaw

( v0 x + vx )

!x = x " x0 = vav x t =

!x = 12 ax t 2 + v0 x t

vx2 = v02x + 2ax !x

1
2

= !g

v2

r
Tangentialacceleration
dv
,wherevisthespeed
at =
dt
Period
2! r

v=
T

vx = v0 x + ax t
1
2

!
dr

dt
!
!
dv d 2 r
= 2
dt dt

Ifaparticlepmoveswithvelocity v pA

Rangeequation
Projectilemotion

earth

vav x =

!
!r
!
v(t) = lim
=
!t "0 !t
!
!v
!
a(t) = lim
=
!t "0 !t

relativetoreferenceframeA,whichisinturn
!
movingwithvelocity vAB relativeto
referenceframeB,thevelocityprelativetoB
!
!
!
is v pB = v pA + vAB

NewtonsLaws
Secondlaw

Motionin2Dand3D
Instantaneousvelocity

!
!
Fnet = ma

( v0 x + vx ) t

force FAB exertedbyobjectAonB.

!
!
FBA = ! FAB

Whentwobodiesinteract,theforce FBA
exertedbyobjectBonAisequalin
magnitudeandoppositeindirectiontothe