The data that I am going to analyse has been obtained from an experiment performed in class, involving a buggy being rolled down a slope at an incline of 7.7o and passing through a light gate which I shall move down the ramp gradually.

... Data Analysis Coursework I believe that it is appropriate to begin this coursework with a quote: - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform speed in a straight line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces acting on it. Newton's First Law of Motion (Law of Inertia) This quote, Newton's first law of motion, is basically what I am trying to prove. The idea that an object will continue to move with the same speed unless some other force is acting on it. In this case, friction. Account of the Experiment and Data Gained. The data that I am going to analyse has been obtained from an experiment performed in class, involving a buggy being rolled down a slope at an incline of 7.7o and passing through a light gate which I shall move down the ramp gradually. The diagram below (Fig 1)illustrating the experiment. Fig 1

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