Motion Diagrams A motion diagram is a pictorial description of an object\'s moti

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Motion Diagrams A motion diagram is a pictorial description of an object's motion. It shows where was the object at each moment. From an object's motion diagram, we can figure out whether its motion was under constant velocity or acceleration. Let's see an example. Esample Below, the motion diagram shows the position of a car every 1 second. From the spacing between the each second we can understand whether the car is moving with constant velocity or whether it is accelerating. In this case, since the spacing is the same between each second, the car is moving under constant velocity Often, in motion diagrams the object is represented by a dot, just to simplify things. Problem4: The motion diagram taken every I second of a car is shown on the figure below. Find the motion of that car. Justify your answer.

Explanation / Answer

The motion of the car is accelerated.

The spacing in the motion diagram after every 1s gas is increasing which means that the velocity of the car is increasing (and not constant). Thus the motion is accelerated.

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