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Uniform Rectilinear Motion Uniformly Accelerated Rectilinear Motion
For particle in uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion, the acceleration of
For particle in uniform rectilinear motion, the acceleration is zero and
the particle is constant.
the velocity is constant.
v t
dv
dx  a  constant  dv  a  dt v  v0  at
 v  constant dt v0 0
dt
x t v  v0  at
 dx  v  dt
x0 0 x t
dx
x  x0  vt dt
 v0  at  dx   v0  at dt x  x0  v0t  12 at 2
x0 0
x  x0  vt
x  x0  v0t  12 at 2

v 2  v02   ax  x0 
v x
dv
v  a  constant  v dv  a  dx 1
2
dx v0 x0

v 2  v02  2a x  x0 

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Motion of Several Particles: Relative Motion
• For particles moving along the same line, time
should be recorded from the same starting
instant and displacements should be measured
from the same origin in the same direction.

xB A  x B  x A  relative position of B
with respect to A
xB  x A  xB A

vB A  v B  v A  relative velocity of B
with respect to A
vB  v A  vB A

aB A  a B  a A  relative acceleration of B
with respect to A
aB  a A  aB A
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Motion of Several Particles: Dependent Motion
• Position of a particle may depend on position of one
or more other particles.
• Position of block B depends on position of block A.
Since rope is of constant length, it follows that sum of
lengths of segments must be constant.
x A  2 x B  constant (one degree of freedom)
• Positions of three blocks are dependent.
2 x A  2 x B  xC  constant (two degrees of freedom)

• For linearly related positions, similar relations hold

between velocities and accelerations.
dx A dx dx
2  2 B  C  0 or 2v A  2v B  vC  0
dt dt dt
dv A dvB dvC
2 2   0 or 2a A  2a B  aC  0
dt dt dt
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