A rocket is launched straight up. Draw a basic motion diagram, using the images from the movie, from the moment of liftoff until the rocket is at an altitude of 500 m.
Solution:
Model
We have no information about the acceleration of the rocket, so we will assume that it accelerates upward with a constant acceleration.
Solve
Assess
Notice that the length of the velocity vectors increases each step by approximately the length of the acceleration vector.
Advertisements
You must be logged in to post a comment.