1. Position, Speed, and Velocity
Opener:
Ms. Erdelyi’s dog, Roxy, is practicing for her agility competition. She leaves Ms. Erdelyi’s side and runs 80 m due west to pick up a ball. She carries the ball 27 m due east and drops it into a bucket. What is Roxy’s displacement?

2. Average Speed
Average speed = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑑 SI unit: 𝑚 𝑠 Represented as: 𝑉 𝑎𝑣 = ∆𝑑 ∆𝑡
Distance (scalar)
Change in time (scalar)
∴𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦

3. example
A dog runs 43 m in a straight line. It takes 28 s. Calculate the dog’s average speed.
𝑉 𝑎𝑣 = ∆𝑑 ∆𝑡
𝑉 𝑎𝑣 = 43𝑚 28𝑠
𝑉 𝑎𝑣 = 1.6 𝑚/𝑠

4. example
How far will a cheese roll travel in 15s if it rolls at 3.8 m/s?
𝑉 𝑎𝑣 = ∆𝑑 ∆𝑡
𝑉 𝑎𝑣 (∆𝑡)= ∆𝑑
3.8 m/s(15𝑠)= ∆𝑑
57 m= ∆𝑑

5. Average Velocity
𝑉 𝑎𝑣 = total displacement (or change in position) 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

6. Average Velocity
Example: Mr. Fredricksen’s house rises 82m [up] in 15 s. What is its average velocity?

7. An ice cream truck travels at 22
An ice cream truck travels at 22.3 km/h [W] trying to escape a swarm of angry bees. How long will it take the truck to travel 241 m [W] to safety?

8. Position-time graphs Describes the motion of an object
Straight line indicates constant velocity (object not accelerating)
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