Glider on AirTrack

F=ma

Air track with one cart

Horizontal V=constant, a=0, no net Force
Tilted V not equalconstant, anot equal0, net forcenot equal0

One can measure acceleration via d=1/2at^2 thereforea=2d/t^2

A tilt of 2-3" at one end produces tapprox. equal to4 sec with dapprox. equal to2meters

Two 3/4" boards yield tapprox. equal to5 sec and a aapprox. equal to0.15 m/sec^2 with d=2 meters


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