2. Equation How Used
How altered when
objects start from
rest, v0 = 0
How altered when
v is constant,
a = 0
KKiinneemmaattiicc EEqquuaattiioonnss
1
2
v=v0+at
The kinematic equations can only be used in problems with
uniform (constant magnitude) acceleration.
For constant velocity we already have
v = Dx
t
Dx=v0t+
at2
v2=v0
2+2aDx
Dx=
1
2
at2
v=2aDx
v=at
Dx=v0t
v=v0
v=v0
Relates
displacement and
time
Relates velocity
and time
When time in not
mentioned