Problem 2: Uniformly accelerated linear motion problem (motion.m) A car, initial

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Problem 2: Uniformly accelerated linear motion problem (motion.m) A car, initially at rest, accelerates at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s^2 for 8 seconds. Write a function, which computes the distance traveled and velocity of the car. The input argument for the function should be time, t. For time, t=0:0.5:8, generate a table using the fprintf command, which lists the time, distance traveled, and velocity of the car. Label the columns of your table and include units. The first line of your function should be: function [dist, vel] = motion(t). Hint: Recall the equations of motion for uniform acceleration V = Vi + a delta t s = si + Vi delta t + a/2(delta t)^2 Run and debug your function to ensure that it works. (Note: A script will receive no credit.)

Explanation / Answer

function[dist,vel] = motion(t)
%This function calculates distance and velocity
vel = 0.5 * t;
dist = vel * t;
fprintf('%f ', vel);
fprintf('%f ', dist);
end
fprintf('TIME(seconds) ');
fprintf('VELOCITY(meter/sec) ');
fprintf('DISTANCE(meters) ');

for a = 0:8
fprintf('%d ',a);
motion(a)
end

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