Question

Figure p1.58 shows a motion diagram of a car traveling down a street. The camera took one frame every 10 s. A distance scale is provided.

a. Measure the x-value of the car at each dot. Place your data in a table, similar to Table 1.1, showing each position and the instant of time at which it occurred.

b. Make a position-versus-time graph for the car. Because you have data only at certain instants of time, your graph should consist of dots that are not connected together.

Short answer

Part (a)

The table below shows a position and time of a car traveling down a street.

Time $t\left(s\right)$	Position $x\left(m\right)$
0	1200
10	1000
20	800
30	700
40	650
50	600
60	500
70	300
80	0

Part (b)

The position-time graph for a car traveling down a street is shown below

Step-by-step solution

Given information

A motion diagram of a car traveling down a street is shown below

Part (a)

Measure the x-value of the car at each dot and place your data in a table, showing each position and the instant of time at which it occurred.

The table below shows a position and time of a car traveling down a street.

Time $t\left(s\right)$	Position $x\left(m\right)$
0	1200
10	1000
20	800
30	700
40	650
50	600
60	500
70	300
80	0

Part (b)

With the help of data in step 2, plot a position-time graph.

The position-time graph for a car traveling down a street is shown below