Kinematic Equations in 1D

Conventions

Graphical Representation

Standard Equations

Summary

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Basics

Constant Velocity

Uniform acceleration

Miscellaneous

Deriving Displacement Formulas

Displacement when object moves with constant velocity

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Displacement when object accelerates from rest

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Displacement when object accelerates with initial velocity

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Deriving The Other Kinematic Formulas

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Given

We can rearrange from equation (1) like so

Therefore

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Given

from equation (1) can be rearranged as

from equation (2) can be rearranged like so

Using the following equations from above

  • from equation (3)
  • from equation (4)

Rearranging equation (5)

Rearrange again to obtain the more common form

TODO