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What is the distance between two bodies moving towards each other?
What is the condition for one object to overtake another?
What is the acceleration due to gravity near the Earth's surface?
What is the step to solve a free fall question?
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When does an object reach its maximum height in a free fall?
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What is the condition for one object to fully pass another?
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What is the force acting on an object when it is free falling?
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What should be considered when solving a free fall question?
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If two objects are moving towards each other, what determines the distance between them?
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An object is trying to catch up to another object that is 50m ahead. If they have the same velocity, how far will the first object need to travel to catch up?
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What is the necessary condition for one object to fully pass another?
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An object is dropped from rest near the Earth's surface. What is its acceleration?
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What is the velocity of an object at its maximum height in a free fall?
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Study Notes
Relative Motion
- The distance between two bodies is the sum of their displacements from a common origin point.
- When two objects move towards each other, their displacements are calculated from a shared reference point.
Catching Up
- An object overtakes another when they have the same displacement from a certain point.
- If objects start from the same point, it's easy to determine when they will catch up.
- If one object starts ahead of the other, the difference in their initial displacements must be added to the equation.
- If objects start at the same point but at different times, the time difference is added to the equation.
Passing
- For one object to fully pass another, it must cover a distance equal to the total length of both objects.
- The difference in displacements between the two objects must be equal to this distance.
Acceleration Due to Gravity
- When an object is in free fall, only gravity acts on it, causing it to accelerate towards the ground at 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface.
- Steps to solve a free fall problem:
- Identify the equation of motion with only one unknown variable.
- Substitute known values, including acceleration (a = -9.8 m/s²).
- Ensure consistent sign convention for vectors pointing up and down.
- Solve for the unknown variable.
- For maximum height, the object's speed is 0.
Relative Motion
- The distance between two bodies is the sum of their displacements from a common origin point.
- When two objects move towards each other, their displacements are calculated from a shared reference point.
Catching Up
- An object overtakes another when they have the same displacement from a certain point.
- If objects start from the same point, it's easy to determine when they will catch up.
- If one object starts ahead of the other, the difference in their initial displacements must be added to the equation.
- If objects start at the same point but at different times, the time difference is added to the equation.
Passing
- For one object to fully pass another, it must cover a distance equal to the total length of both objects.
- The difference in displacements between the two objects must be equal to this distance.
Acceleration Due to Gravity
- When an object is in free fall, only gravity acts on it, causing it to accelerate towards the ground at 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface.
- Steps to solve a free fall problem:
- Identify the equation of motion with only one unknown variable.
- Substitute known values, including acceleration (a = -9.8 m/s²).
- Ensure consistent sign convention for vectors pointing up and down.
- Solve for the unknown variable.
- For maximum height, the object's speed is 0.
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Quiz on relative motion concepts, including calculating displacements and determining when objects catch up with each other.