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V
ERNIER
S
OFTWARE
&
T
ECHNOLOGY
G
ETTING
S
TARTED WITH THE
CBR 2™
S
ONIC
M
OTION
D
ETECTOR
13
Activity 1—Graphing Your Motion
(cont.)
Linear
e. Sketch your graph on the empty graph provided.
f.
Pick two points on the graph and determine the slope from
the x and y-coordinates.
Point 1:________ Point 2: ________ Slope:___________
g. Select
Main
(press
r
) to return to the main screen.
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Repeat Step 6, this time standing on the 2.5m-mark and walk
towards the 1.0m-mark. One time walking slowly, and again
walking more quickly.
Point 1:________ Point 2: ________ Slope:___________
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Sketch your new plots on the empty graph provided.
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Describe the differences between your graphs (step 6e and step 8)
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Repeat Step 6, while standing still on the 2.5m-mark.
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Sketch your new plot on the empty graph provided.
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Calculate an approximate slope for all your graphs.