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Motion with Constant Acceleration

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This app shows a car moving with constant acceleration. The green control panel contains text fields where you can vary the values of initial position, initial velocity and acceleration (don't forget to press the "Enter" key!). By using the buttons at the top right you can bring the car back to its initial position or stop and resume the simulation. If you choose the option "Slow motion", the movement will be ten times slower.

Three digital clocks indicate the elapsed time since the start. As soon as the car has reached the green or red barrier with its front bumper, the corresponding clock will stop. Both barriers can be dragged left or right.

Three diagrams illustrate the motion of the vehicle:

  • Position x versus time t
  • Velocity v versus time t
  • Acceleration a versus time t
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Initial position:
m
Initial velocity:
m/s
Acceleration:
m/s²
W. Fendt 2000

Link to the original page: https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/ph...eration_en.htm


This page titled Motion with Constant Acceleration is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Walter Fendt.

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