Motion in Two Dimension

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Chapter 4 Motion in Two DimensionsMotion in Two Dimensions „ Using + or – signs is not always sufficient to fully describe motion in more than one dimension „ Vectors can be used to more full... y describe motion „ Still interested in displacement, velocity, and acceleration „ Will serve as the basis of multiple types of motion in future chaptersPosition and Displacement „ The position of an object is described by its position vector, r „ The displacement of the object is defined as the change in its position „ ∆r = rf - riGeneral Motion Ideas „ In two- or three-dimensional kinematics, everything is the same as as in one-dimensional motion except that we mu [Show More]

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