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Fall 2005 8 .0 1L SUMMA RY OF EQUA T I ON S 8 .0 1L SUMMA RY OF EQUA T I ON S Note: Quantities shown in bold are vectors. v = dr dt a = dv dt v = v + at 0 For constant acceleration a, if at t = 0 r = r0 and v = v0: 1 2 r = r + v t + at 0 0 2 Adding relative velocities (wrt is short for with respect to): v + v = v A B A wrt wrt wrt B C C ! F = 0 a = 0 (static equilibrium) Physical Constants: 2 2 g = 9.8 m/s Use the approximate value g = 10 m/s where told to do so. Conversion reminder: π radians = 180o Lazy Physicist s Favorite Angle: (to be used when calculators are not allowed): 36.9o and 53.1o are the angles of a 3-4-5 right triangle so: sin(36.9°) = cos(53.1°) = 0.60 cos(36.9°) = sin(53.1°) = 0.80 2 !b ± b2 ! 4 ac Solution to a Quadratic Equation: If ax + bx + c = 0 then x = 2a