Buggag Time Lab

Objective: The goal of this experiment is to determine the relationship between position (x) and time (t). The method that we took to construct this experiment was timing the amount of seconds the buggy took to get from one end point to the other. We are measuring how the time in which the buggy moves affects the position in which the bug is at.
Materials:
• Timer • 1 buggy • 2 meter sticks • Tape • Tape • Board • Pen/ pencil • A roll of paper
Procedure:
1. Place the buggy between the 2 meter sticks at 0 cm.
2. Lay the roll of paper across the meter sticks.
3. Start the timer and release the buggy at the same time. Make sure to mark down on the roll of paper where the buggy is at on every 1 second till it reaches 80 cm.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the 80 cm to 0 cm trial.
Data Observation:
Time (s) 1 2 3 4 5
Position (cm) 18.1 cm 35.5 cm 50.6 cm 63.4 cm 78.1 cm
Table 1. Position of buggy at every 1 second from 0 cm to 80 cm
Time (s) 1 2 3 4
Position (cm) 65 cm 44.9 cm 24.5 cm 8.9 cm
Table 2. Position of buggy at every 1 second from 80 cm to 0 cm Analysis:

On the other hand for the 0 cm to 80 cm trial, the slope is 15.47 cm/s and the y-intercept is 2.27cm. The slope tells us the rate in which the buggy traveled per a second. In other words, how the position of the buggy changed from one seconds to the other. The y-intercept however tells us the initial position of the buggy. Overall, the equation for the 80 cm to 0 cm trial is X= -18.3(t) + 81.2 and the equation for the 0 cm to 80 cm trial is X= (15.47) (t) + 2.3. The motion of the buggy was forward and quick. The buggy did not stop at any