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Model No. ME-9452 Experiment 8: Acceleration Down an Incline

stopwatch. Repeat this measurement 10 times (with different people doing the

timing). Record all the values in Table 8.1.

5. Lower the end of the track by 1 cm and repeat step 4. Use the same release posi-

tion.

6. Repeat step 4 for a total of 7 angles, lowering the end of the track by 1 cm for

each new angle.

Data Analysis

1. Calculate the average time for each angle and record it in Table 8.1.

2. Calculate the distance traveled, d, from the initial to the final position.

3. Use the distance traveled and average time to calculate the acceleration for each

angle and record it in in Table 8.2.

Table 8.1: Data

Initial release position = __________

Final position = __________

Distance traveled (

d) = __________

Height of Track

10 cm 9 cm 8 cm 7 cm 6 cm 5 cm 4 cm

Time

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 4

Trial 5

Trial 6

Trial 7

Trial 8

Trial 9

Trial 10

Average

Table 8.2: Analysis

Height Acceleration

sin 

10 cm

9 cm

8 cm

7 cm

6 cm

5 cm

4 cm