NOTESFORFORMULATRANSFORMATION

MemorizationoftheseformulasisVERYUNNECESSARY.Theobjectiveofthisnotesisto REDG reviewthebasicsofformulatransformation.

Usetheequation a= 1. Solvefor: (a).

v f vi t
vf -v i t

Usetheequation d= 2. Solvefor:

v f +v i it 2

vi

t ia=

it

(a).

vi
2 id= vf +v i 2 it i 2 1 1 i2d= (vf +v i )i t i t t 2d = vf +v i t

at +v i =vf -v i + v i vf =at +v i
vf -v i t

(b).

vf

t ia=

it

at +v i =vf -v i + v i at +v i =vf at +v i - at =vf -at

(c).

v i =vf -at
vf -v i
(b).

2d vf = vf +v i vf t 2d vf vi = t

vf
2 id= vf +v i 2 it i 2 1 1 i2d= (vf +v i )i t i t t 2d = vf +v i t

t at vf -v i = a a v -v t= f i a

t ia=

it

2d v i = vf + v i v i t 2d vi vf = t
(c).

t
2 id= vf +v i 2 it i 2 1 1 2d i = (vf +v i ) it i (v +v ) (v +v ) f i f i t=

2d vf +v i

NOTESFORFORMULATRANSFORMATION
MemorizationoftheseformulasisVERYUNNECESSARY.Theobjectiveofthisnotesisto REDG reviewthebasicsofformulatransformation.
Usetheequation d=v i t+ at2 3. Solvefor: (a).

1 2

Usetheequation d= 4. Solvefor: (a).

v f 2 vi2 2a

a
d-v it= v it + d-v it= 2 (d-v it ) =
1 2 1 1 2

vi

2ad=

vf 2 -v i 2 2a

i 2a

at 2 -v it

2ad + v i 2 = vf 2 -v i 2 + v i 2 2ad + v i 2 = vf 2

at 2 at 2 i 2
1

2 (d-v it )i t2

1 t

2ad + v i 2 = vf 2
(b).

=a t 2 i =a

2 (d-v it )

t2

vf
2ad= vf 2 -v i 2 2a i 2a 2ad+v i 2 = vf 2 -v i 2 + v i 2

(b).

vi
d1 2

at 2 =v it+

1 2

at 2 -

1 2

at 2

2ad +v i 2 -2ad = vf 2 -2ad vi

2

1 1 2 1 d- 2 at it =v i t i t 1 2 d- 2 at =v i t
(c).

vf 2 -2ad vf 2 -2ad

vi =

a
ad= 1 vf 2 -v i 2 2a ia vf 2 -v i 2 1 ad i = i 2 d d a= vf 2 -v i 2 2d

(c).

twhenVi=0
d=v it+ 2d= 2 1 1 at 2 ; 2 v i =0 at 2 i 2

1 1 2d i = a t 2 i a a 2d = t2 a 2d =t a