Velocity Table

[celect]

My question I don't understand how to add a colums for total distance.

Construct a table of values of velocity and total distance fallen at the end
of each half-second during the first 5 seconds for a stone at rest dropped
from a very tall building. Include columns for time, velocity, and total
distance


Time of Fall Velocity Aquired Distance
(seconds) (meters/seconds (meters/seconds
_______________________________________
0--------------------- 0---------------------0
0.5-------------------4.9--------------------1.225m/s
1--------------------- 9.8-------------------4.9m/s
1.5-------------------14.7-------------------11.025m/s
2 ------------------- 19.6------------------19.6m/s
2.5------------------24.5--------------------30.625m/s
3 -------------------- 29.4------------------44.1m/s
3.5-------------------34.3-------------------60.025m/s
4--------------------- 39.2------------------78.4m/s
4.5-------------------44.1-------------------99.225m/s
5--------------------- 49--------------------122.5m/s

[Doc Al]

Originally posted by celect
My question I don't understand how to add a colums for total distance.

I know you know how to find the distance an object falls as a function of time. Use the basic kinematics equation for accelerated motion.

(You won't need to add columns.)

[celect]

Originally posted by celect
My question I don't understand how to add a colums for total distance.

Construct a table of values of velocity and total distance fallen at the end
of each half-second during the first 5 seconds for a stone at rest dropped
from a very tall building. Include columns for time, velocity, and total
distance


Time of Fall Velocity Aquired
(seconds) (meters/seconds
_______________________________________
0--------------------- 0
0.5-------------------4.9
1--------------------- 9.8
1.5-------------------14.7
2 ------------------- 19.6
2.5------------------24.5
3 -------------------- 29.4
3.5-------------------34.3
4--------------------- 39.2
4.5-------------------44.1
5--------------------- 49
total = d=49m

[Doc Al]

Originally posted by celect
total = d=49m
No. What you've done is give a table with columns for time and speed, not distance. I think you need a table with three columns: time, speed, and distance.

V=at

D=\frac{1}{2}at^2

[Student10]

I'm hoping someone can help me.

I'm working on this same Velocity table and need to understand a couple things. Is velocity the same as the speed... it should be should it? also, I'm looking for distance and while I have these equations I'm not sure what to do? Physics online is a little more difficult then I realized. But I feel if I get thru the initial reminders of calculus, I'll be just fine.

If someone could do an example even unrelated... it would be sooo helpful. thank you

Using the formulas V=aT & D=1/2aT2

.................................................. ..V=aT...............D=1/2aT2
T2=Time....a or g = Speed m/s..... V=Velocity...........Distance
0......................0.......................... .....0......................0
.5.....................4.9........................ .....2.45
1......................9.8........................ .....9.8
1.5...................14.7........................ ....22.05
2......................19.6....................... .....39.2
2.5...................24.5........................ ....61.25
3......................29.4....................... .....88.2
3.5...................34.3........................ ....120.05
4......................39.2....................... .....156.8
4.5...................44.1........................ ....198.45
5......................49......................... ......245


Is this right so far?
Michelle