Question

Help me make a velocity table and graphDrop the ball down the ramp and stop the stopwatch when it hits 2,4,6,8, and 10

Answer 1

We are given that a ball is dropped down a ramp and we are asked to determine the velocity and construct a velocity table.

To do that we need to use the following formula for velocity:

`v=(d)/(t)`

Where:

`\begin{gathered} v=\text{ velocity} \\ d=\text{ distance} \\ t=\text{ time} \end{gathered}`

For example, for the case when the ball is stopped after 2 meters we determine the velocity by dividing the distance over the time, we get:

`v=(2m)/(1.21s)`

Solving the operations we get:

`v=1.7\text{ m/s}`

Therefore, the velocity for this distance is 1.7 meters per second.

We repeat this operation for each of the distances with the corresponding time and construct a table of "time" vs "velocity", as follows:

To build the graph we plot the points of time and velocity, as follows: