Rectilinear motion examples
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Linear motion
Examples for Rectilinear Motion
The use of elevators in public places is an example of rectilinear motion.
Gravitational forces acting on objects resulting in free fall is an example of rectilinear motion.
Kids sliding down from a slide is a rectilinear motion.
The motion of planes in the sky is a rectilinear motion.
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If a particle is restricted to move along a straight line, its motion is called rectilinear (or linear) motion. Such a motion can be described using one coordinate only. Displacement of the particle and its derivatives i.e. velocity and acceleration all are one-dimensional vectors. Free-fall under the Earth’s gravitational field, a car moving along a straight path can be approximated as rectilinear motions.
In simpler words, a linear propagation of an object in one dimension, along a straight line path is known as rectilinear motion.
Explanation:
Examples of rectilinear motion are free-fall under gravity and simple harmonic motion of a mass attached to a spring.