Provide a complete solution to each problem.

1. I have a pet turtle and his name is Pong Pagong. One night he crawled along a straight line and his
path was caught by a CCTV camera. The camera footage reveals that Pong’s path can be described as
a function of time through the equation
cm cm
(
x ( t )=40.0 cm+ 2.00
s ) (
t− 0.06 2 t 2
s )
Assume the line to be the x-axis with a positive direction to the right.

(a) What are Pong’s initial position, initial velocity, and initial acceleration? (6 points)

(b) At what time is Pong’s velocity zero? (3 points)

(c) How long after starting does it take Pong to go back to its starting point? (4 points)

(d) At what times is Pong a distance 10.0 cm from its starting point? What is Pong’s velocity
(magnitude and direction) at each of those times? (17 points)
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2. Helsinki drives his car starting from rest and travels for 5.0 s with a uniform acceleration of +1.5 .
s2
m
He then steps on the brakes, causing a uniform acceleration of −2.0 . If the brakes are applied for
s2
3.0 s, (a) how fast is Helsinki driving at the end of the braking period, and (b) how far has the car
gone? (10 points)
3. In a room, a construction worker throws a glob of putty straight up. The initial speed of the putty as it
m
leaves his hand is 9.50 . (a) Will the putty hit the ceiling which is 3.60 m above the point where the
s
putty leaves the worker’s hand? Support your answer. (b) If your answer in (a) is yes, how much time
does it take the putty to reach the ceiling? If your answer in (a) is no, how much time does it take the
worker to catch the putty? (10 points)