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Notes - on Procedure, Experiment 2:
Kinematics on an Inclined Plane
f
If the ramp tends to wobble upon ball release, stabilize
it by holding on to the upper end of the ramp.
Notes - on Analysis
Here are the results for the measurement of the fnal ve-
locities of the ball down the incline plane.
Table 2.1
Δ
d = 1.6 cm
Here is a plot of describing the linear relationship be-
tween the squared of the final velocity and distance trav-
elled by the ball down the incline plane.
The mathematical relationship being depicted by the plot is
v
f
2
-v
i
2
= 0.861 D
Answers - to Questions
c
Yes. a = 0.43 m/s
2
d
. This is because time can be accurately
measured. This is not true for velocity and
accceleration for complex motions.
Distance
t1
t2
t3
t4
Average
Final
Travelled
Time
Velocity
(cm)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(s)
(m/s)
5
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.22
10
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.30
15
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.37
20
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.42
25
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.47
30
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.52
35
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.55
40
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.59
Exp. 2 - Kinematics on an Inclined Plane