Physics Quicksheets - Kinematics

  1. Vector Addition and Subtraction

    Tail-to-Tip Method of Finding Resultant of Vectors.

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    Finding Resultant Using Component Method

    * Resolve vectors into x & y components

    * Sum all the vectors in the x direction to get the resultant for the x direction, and do the same for the y components

    • * The magnitude of the resultant
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  2. Displacement (Δx):
    the change in position that goes in a straight-line path from the initial position to the final; it is independent of the path taken.

    (SI unit: m)
  3. Linear Motion:
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  4. Projectile Motion:
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    Vertical component of velocity = vsinθ

    Horizontal component of velocity = vcosθ
  5. Frictional Forces 

    Static Friction (fs):

    Kinetic Friction (fk):
    Static Friction is the force that must be overcome to set an object in motion. It has the formula:

    0 ≤ fs ≤ μsN

    Kinetic Friction opposes the motion of objects moving relative to each other. It has the formula:

    fk = μkN

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  6. Equilibrium

    First condition of equilibrium:
    First condition of equilibrium: An object is in translational equilibrium when the sum of forces pushing it one direction is counterbalanced by the sum of forces acting in the opposite direction. 

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  7. Uniform Circular Motion:

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Physics Quicksheets - Kinematics
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Kaplan Quicksheets Chapter 1
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