Physics

Worksheet

Linear Motion

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f. A race car accelerates uniformly from 10. m/s to 30.
m/s in 4.0 seconds. Determine the acceleration and
the average speed of the car.

g. A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to

46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine the
acceleration of the car and the distance traveled.

l. James throws a tennis ball upward at 10 m/s, (a)

how high will the ball reach? (b) How long will it
take for the ball to fall back to him? (c) Whats the
speed of the ball when it falls back?

m. Mr. Lin is falling into the ocean from a cliff of

1000-meter height, a) how long will it take for Mr.
Lin to reach the surface of water? b) What is Mr.
Lins speed right before he falls into the water?

h. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20

m/s2 for 32.8 s until it finally lifts off the ground.
Determine the distance traveled before take-off.
n. John found a hazard road condition 100-meter in
front of him. If his car is moving at 10 m/s, (a)
whats the minimum constant acceleration required
to avoid the danger? (b) How long will it take for
his car to be fully stopped under such acceleration?
i. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for
5.21 seconds over a distance of 110 m. Determine
the acceleration of the car.

j. A plane has a take-off speed of 100 m/s and requires

1000 m to reach that speed. Determine (a) the
acceleration of the plane and (b) the time taken to
reach the take-off speed.

k. Jonathan tries to stop his car to prevent a collision

while his car is moving at 40 m/s. The maximum
deceleration the brake can provide is 10 m/s2.
(a) What is the minimum skid distance for his car?
(b) Sketch a graph of skid distance vs. velocity of
the car.

Mr. Lin

o. Olivias car moves at 20 m/s while Victorias

moves at 40 m/s. Both cars are designed to
decelerate at 5 m/s2 when the brakes are engaged.
a) Whatre the skid distances for both cars? b)
Compare their speeds and skid distances. What
kind of conclusion can you draw?

p. A truck accelerates evenly from rest until its speed

reaches 20 m/s. The truck then continues running at
20 m/s until it finishes the 600 m trip. The total time
for the trip is 40 seconds. How long did it take the
truck to reach its maximum speed?