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A horse is at x = 4.3 m at t = 0 and moves with a constant velocity of 6.7 m/s.

Part A Plot the motion of the horse for the range of times from t = 0 to t = 5.0 s.

Write the corresponding equation of motion.

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Here we need to remember the general movement equation:

distance = speed*time.

The plot can be seen at the end, and the equation of motion is:

p(t) = 4.3m + (6.7m/s)*t

Let's define p(t) as the function that gives the position of the horse at the time t.

We know that the position of the horse at t = 0s is:

p(0s) = 4.3m

We also know that the horse has a velocity of 6.7 m/s, then using the distance equation we can write the position as:

p(t) = 4.3m + (6.7m/s)*t

This is a linear equation with a y-intercept of 4.3m and a slope of (6.7m/s).

This is the corresponding equation of motion.

The plot of this can be seen below, where we just draw the line between t = 0s and t = 5s.

A horse is at x = 4.3 m at t = 0 and moves with a constant velocity of 6.7 m/s. Part-example-1
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