Data:
Time ( seconds) | Distance (cm) |
0 | 0 |
0.5 | 9 |
1 | 19 |
1.5 | 28 |
2 | 38 |
2.5 | 48 |
3 | 59 |
3.5 | 70 |
4 | 80 |
4.5 | 80 |
5 | 80 |
5.5 | 80 |
6 | 69 |
6.5 | 59 |
7 | 50 |
7.5 | 39 |
8 | 30 |
8.5 | 19 |
9 | 11 |
9.5 | 0 |
GRAPH BELOW:
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The average velocity for our robot car was 0 cm/s. The formula for velocity is displacement/time. Our displacement was 0 (because it ended up in the same place). But as the robot car was going forward, the velocity was approximately 8.88 cm/s north. then for three seconds, the robot car stayed stationary at a velocity of 0 cm/s. Then the car begins to move back to its origin at an average velocity of 8.88 cm/s south.
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Off to a great start. You analysis should consider how the object’s movement is reflected in the graph (i.e. what characteristics of the graph support your description). Otherwise, nice job.