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physics lab question?
How can you analyze the force and motion of a single object in collision when force is not constant if you have force-time graph, position-time graph, and velocity-time graph.
1 Answer
- Steve4PhysicsLv 72 years ago
EDIT in response to comment.
You need to ask your teacher for more details of what is required. The only thing I can think of is that you can work out the mass. As follows:
At a given time:
Find gradient of v-t graph; this is the acceleration, a, at that time.
Read-off force, F, at that time from force-time graph.
F = ma so m = F/a.
Repeat at several times and get an average for m. If the values are not the same (within experimental error), discuss possible reasons.
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What do you mean by 'analyze'? What information do you require?