WASSCE Physics · Mechanics — Motion & Forces
Equations of Motion
The four kinematic equations for uniform acceleration and how to apply them to WAEC problems.
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Across the topic: 10 sections · 8 worked examples · 2 diagrams
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2 lessons · 15 min
- 1The equations of uniformly accelerated motion8 minFree8 minFree
- 2Multi-stage journeys and chase problems7 min Plan7 min Plan
- Reading a velocity–time graph
- Multi-stage journeys
- When the area is known but a time is not
- Chase problems
- Displacement–time graphs
4 worked examples · 1 diagram
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