2.2 Kinematics in One Dimension

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Kinematics Equations

Kinematics Equations
No Acceleration (Constant Velocity) Uniform Acceleration
Δ𝑥 = 𝑣𝑡 Δ𝑥 = 𝑣𝑎𝑣𝑔𝑡
Δ𝑥 = 𝑣0𝑡 + ½ 𝑎𝑡2
𝑣𝑓2 = 𝑣02 + 2𝑎Δ𝑥
𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣0 + 𝑎𝑡
Signs (±) indicating direction for displacement, velocity, and acceleration are especially important when they don’t all point in the same direction.