QUALITATIVE REASONING Constant Acceleration
Constant Acceleration?
A diver jumping off a diving board experiences an acceleration from the water in the pool that
first causes her to slow down to a stop and then rise back to the surface of the water. One might
assume that this acceleration is a constant acceleration.
How could you determine if the acceleration was constant or not?
Assume you have the tools to directly measure position, time, and velocity of the diver in the
water but not her acceleration. What data would you want to collect? How would you organize
or plot the data to determine if the acceleration was constant? What would you look for
specifically in the data or the plots that would prove that the acceleration was constant?
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A diver jumping off a diving board experiences an acceleration from the water in the pool that
first causes her to slow down to a stop and then rise back to the surface of the water. One might
assume that this acceleration is a constant acceleration.
How could you determine if the acceleration was constant or not?
Assume you have the tools to directly measure position, time, and velocity of the diver in the
water but not her acceleration. What data would you want to collect? How would you organize
or plot the data to determine if the acceleration was constant? What would you look for
specifically in the data or the plots that would prove that the acceleration was constant?
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