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Introduction to SAT II Physics - FreeExamPapers

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Because is constant, the speed will be greater or lesser depending on the magnitude of . To<br />

determine where the speed is least or greatest, we follow the same method as we would with the<br />

one-dimensional example we had in the previous section. That means that the speed of the<br />

projectile in the figure above is at its greatest at position F, and at its least at position C. We also<br />

know that the speed is equal at position B and position D, and at position A and position E.<br />

The key with two-dimensional motion is <strong>to</strong> remember that you are not dealing with one complex<br />

equation of motion, but rather with two simple equations.<br />

Key Formulas<br />

Average Speed<br />

average speed =<br />

Average<br />

Velocity<br />

average velocity =<br />

Average<br />

Acceleration<br />

average acceleration =<br />

One-<br />

Dimensional<br />

Motion with<br />

Uniform<br />

Acceleration<br />

(a.k.a. “The<br />

Five Kinematic<br />

Equations”)<br />

Velocity of Two-<br />

Dimensional<br />

Projectiles<br />

Practice Questions<br />

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