Directions: Read the following text to get a basic understanding of the kinematic equations and then answer the questions that follow. The kinematic equations are four equations that can predict unknown information about an object's motion if three of its four variables are known. The equations can be used when an object has either a constant velocity (acceleration = 0 m/s 2 ) or a constant acceleration. The equations of kinematics cannot be used in scenarios where the acceleration is changing. For example, the equations can be used to predict the displacement of a car over a certain time interval if its initial velocity and acceleration are known, but the equations will not be applicable if the car changed its acceleration during the time interval. Equations of Kinematics 푑 = 푣 푖 × 푡 + 1 2× 푎 × 푡 2 푣 푓 2 = 푣 푖 2 + 2 × 푎 × 푑 푣 푓 = 푣 푖 + 푎 × 푡 푑 = ( 푣 푖 +푣 푓 2 ) × 푡 푤ℎ푒푟푒, 푑 = 푑푖푠푝푙푎푐푒푚푒푛푡, 푣 푖= 푖푛푖푡푖푎푙 푣푒푙표푐푖푡푦, 푣 푓 = 푓푖푛푎푙 푣푒푙표푐푖푡푦, 푎 = 푎푐푐푒푙푒푟푎푡푖표푛,

1.What are the kinematic equations? explain like a 8th grader

The kinematic equations are a set of four equations that can help us figure out things like how far an object will travel, how fast it will be going, and how long it will take to get there. We can use these equations to predict the motion of an object if we know three out of the four variables: distance, initial velocity, final velocity, and acceleration. But remember, we can only use these equations if the object has a constant velocity or a constant acceleration.