Calculating the angular acceleration.

Calculating acceleration using experimental equation?

• Question: Determine the y intercept and slope of the linearization equation of the graph. Find an experimental equation. From this and the theoretical equation given in the introduction, determine the acceleration on the object. Context: I recorded data for the distance vs velocity of an object. With that distance, I plotted it a graph and found the linearization equation to it. The theoretical equation relating distance and velocity: v = sqrt(2a)Δx^(1/2) I found the log10 x = log10 y and x = lny graphs of my data. The log10 x = log10 y graph has the best R^2 value, so I will use this in finding my experimental equation. According to excel, the linearization equation is y = .5018x - .1117 with R^2 being .9999 According to my question, I have to convert this to an experimental equation. Experimental equation for power function is: y = bx^m What I don't know how to do is, 1. Converting it to an experimental equation and 2. Finding the acceleration of the object. My attempt at converting: y = 10^(-.1117)*x^(.5018) As to determining the acceleration of the glider from this using the experimental and theoretical equation, I have no idea how. Gary, your answer makes no sense. First, you say you don't know how to read my question. Then, without telling me why you don't know how to read my question, you ask me how many times the speed of light my glider is traveling. That doesn't make any sense at all, and I don't see what the speed of light has to do with my problem.

• Answer:

  As you know what matters is I don't know how to read your equation. On the bottom you say determining the acceleration. Is your glider traveling at how many times the speed of light ?When you determine that question , then that is the point that y axis begins. Acceleration then continues indefinitely. It does not stop.