Sunday, December 14, 2014
Ramp Car Lab vs. Flat Surface Car Lab
Our class has done 2 car labs in the past few classes. In the one on a flat surface, the car had a constant speed, velocity, and acceleration. In the one on a ramp, the velocity, speed, and acceleration all increased more as it went on. Both have a constant starting position. The difference between the position graphs was that the one across a flat surface had a linear function since the slope (m/s) was constant. The ramp car's slopes gradually increased more and more so it resulted in a quadratic function. What exactly are the slopes in the position graphs for the quadratic? We wrote out what they could be on the board but didn't come upon a definite answer. They could represent velocity, speed, or acceleration but I think we should all come to an agreement and maybe do another lab with the ramp to go more into depth and be more accurate with our answers.
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