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2.3 Kinematic Equations

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The Big 3

The Big 3 are a set of 3 equations in Kinematics that can be derived using calculus from the definitions of displacement, velocity, and acceleration. These equations have parameters such as only being useful in 1-dimension and having a constant acceleration as a requirement for any of these equations to work. These equations are often the basis of all the Kinematics problems that you will have to solve in physics. The Big 3 equations include:

v=v_o+at

x=x_o+v_ot+\frac{1}{2}at^2

v^2=v_o^2+2a(x-x_o)

${v}$ is the final velocity
${v_o}$ is the initial velocity
${a}$ is the acceleration
${t}$ is the time interval
${x}$ is the final position
${x_o}$ is the initial position

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