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Objective:
The objective of this experiment was to investigate the changes in the motion of a
Equipment:
Smart Pulley, computer, frictionless track, cart, weights, triple beam balance
scale.
Theory:
Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, which can also be expressed as the
second derivative of position or the first derivative of velocity, or the slope of velocity.
Force can be described as something that affects a mass, causing either acceleration or
Data:
See attached.
Analysis:
The graph is attached. There is a direct relationship between the variables, as the
experimental acceleration rises, the applied force also rises, which proves the direct
relationship between force and acceleration, as shown in Newton’s second law. The
slightly larger because it does not account for some of the practical factors, such as the
resistance of the air and the pulley itself, that the experimental accounts for. The
real-world conditions, which makes it more accurate that the theoretical acceleration, as it
is able to take into account such things as the minute effect of air resistance.
Conclusion:
The purpose of the experiment, which was to investigate the changes in the
motion of a cart that occur when different amounts of force are applied, was achieved
because of the low present error reported. A source of error may be the sensory
equipment itself, as it relies on light and is not exact. Another source of error is the
friction that would still be caused by the air. Through this experiment we learned that
acceleration is directly related to the force, and were therefore able to prove Newton’s