Addition Of Vectors

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positioned at the platform�s center while the upper ring of the spring scale was attached to the free end of the third ring. After attaching the spring balance, its hook was pulled and the reading on the scale and the direction of the pull at which the two forces (hanging mass) are �balanced.� �Balance� was determined.
II. Results and Discussion
Table 1. Time, distance, velocity and acceleration measurements for a marble.
Distance (cm) Time
(s) Mean
Time (s) Average
Velocity
(cm/s)
1 2 3
10 0.90 0.67 0.71 0.76 13.16
30 1.52 1.37 1.37 1.40 21.48
40 1.86 1.58 1.58 1.77 22.56
50 1.87 1.94 1.94 1.93 25.95
70 2.59 2.10 2.10 2.35 29.83
90 2.61 2.77 2.46 2.61 34.44
Table 1 shows the mean of the time for the three trials done with the marble as well as the average speed for each measured distance. To see the relationship between time and distance more clearly, the points were plotted in a graph where the time was placed on the x-axis and the distance along the y-axis.
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