ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY
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Interval
Start
1
2
3
4
5
6
START-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
START-1→1-2
1-2→2-3
2-3→3-4
3-4→4-5
4-5→5-6
Distance Time Δd
d (cm)
t (s) (cm)
0
3.1
6.2
11.3
16.5
23.5
30
AVG SPEED MIDPT TIME
V=Δd/Δt
t'
(cm/s)
(s)
ΔV
(m/s)
AVG ACCELERATION
a=ΔV/Δt
(m/s2)
MIDMIDPT TIME
t''
(s)
0
200
10
180
-50
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
3.1
3.1
5.1
5.2
7
6.5
SLOPE
Δt
(s)
68
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
31
31
51
52
70
65
0.05
0.15
0.25
0.35
0.45
0.55
0
20
1
18
-5
Calculated using values at 0.05 s and 0.55 s
Position VS Time Graph
35
30
30
Distance/Position, d (cm)
25
23.5
20
16.5
15
11.3
10
6.2
5
0
3.1
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Time, t (s)
0.5
0.6
0.7
Average Velocity VS Time Graph
80
70
70
65
60
y = 82.286x + 25.314
52
Average Velocity,V (m/s)
51
50
40
31
31
30
20
10
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
Time, t (s)
0.4
0.5
0.6
Average Acceleration VS Time Graph
250
200
200
180
Average Acceleration, a (m/s2)
150
100
50
10
0
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
-50
-50
-100
Time, t (s)
0.6