derivation of second equation of motion
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Answer:
There are three equations of motion that can be used to derive components such as displacement(s), velocity (initial and final), time(t) and acceleration(a). The following are the three equation of motion: First Equation of Motion : v=u+at. Second Equation of Motion : s=ut+at²
Explanation:
Velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement. This is mathematically represented as:
Velocity=DisplacementTime
Rearranging, we get
Displacement=Velcoity×Time
If the velocity is not constant then in the above equation we can use average velocity in the place of velocity and rewrite the equation as follows:
Displacement=(InitialVelocity+FinalVelocity2)×Time
Substituting the above equations with the notations used in the derivation of the first equation of motion, we get
s=u+v2×t
From the first equation of motion, we know that v = u + at. Putting this value of v in the above equation, we get
s=u+(u+at))2×t
s=2u+at2×t
s=(2u2+at2)×t
s=(u+12at)×t
On further simplification, the equation becomes:
s=ut+12at2
Derivation of Second Equation of Motion by Graphical Method
Derivation of Equation of Motion
From the graph above, we can say that
Distance travelled (s) = Area of figure OABC = Area of rectangle OADC + Area of triangle ABD
s=12AB×BD
s=(12AB×BD)+(OA×OC)
Since BD = EA, the above equation becomes
s=(12AB×EA)+(u×t)
As EA = at, the equation becomes
s=12×at×t+ut
On further simplification, the equation becomes
s=ut+12at2
Derivation of Second Equation of Motion by Calculus Method
Velocity is the rate of change of displacement.
Mathematically, this is expressed as
v=dsdt
Rearranging the equation, we get
ds=vdt
Substituting the first equation of motion in the above equation, we get
ds=(u+at)dt
ds=(u+at)dt=(udt+atdt)
On further simplification, the equation becomes:
∫s0ds=∫t0udt+∫t0atdt
=ut+12at2