PhysicsLAB: Data Analysis #6

Chart #6

Formula

y-axis
variable

x-axis
variable

solved
equation

slope

instantaneous velocity

v(t)

slope = 1.60

intercept = 5.95

v(t) represents the velocity at time t
v_o represents the original velocity
a represents acceleration
t represents time

What was the acceleration of the mass being examined?

Use the equation of the line to interpolate the object's velocity at 8 seconds.

According to your equation, extrapolate how fast the object was moving when the experiment started?