Section: 3. Motion in a Straight Line | Physics - KhanAcademy

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  Position, Path Length and Displacement
  
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  Average Velocity and Speed
  
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  Instantaneous Velocity and Speed
  
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  Acceleration
  
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  Kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion
  
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  Relative velocity
  
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3. Motion in a Straight Line

Section outline

Position, Path Length and Displacement

Average Velocity and Speed

Instantaneous Velocity and Speed

Acceleration

Kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion

Relative velocity

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