The rectangle and the triangle
The third machine: (read aloud: d equals v-nought t, plus one-half a t-squared — and yes, is said “v-nought”), for anything that enters at one speed and accelerates as it goes. The picture explains the half: distance is the area under the speed line. Steady draws a rectangle, area . The gained speed draws a triangle on top — and a triangle holds HALF its box, .
Forget the half and every answer lands too far. And run the L3 check before computing: and — both terms cancel to metres, so the rearrangement can face the numbers.
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