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1. A car starts from rest and uniformly accelerates to a final speed of 20.0 m/s in a time of 15.0s.

How far does the car travel during this time?


D = vt+1/2at^2, a = (vf-v0)/t, a = (20-0)/15, d = 0+(½*4/3*225) = 150

2. A car is traveling at 10 m/s. The signal turns to red when it is 20 m in front of the intersection.
To stop before the signal, what is the magnitude of its deceleration?
Deceleration = (vf-v0)/t, t = distance/speed, t = 20/10 = 2, 10/2 = 5 = deceleration

3. A car starts from rest. When it travels 200 m, its speed becomes 20 m/s. What is the
acceleration of the car? How long does it take for the car to travel 200 m?
A = (vf-v0)/t, t = distance/speed, t = 200/20 = 10, a = 20/10 = 2.

4. A car is traveling at 30 m/s. The driver breaks the car since the limit is 15 m/s. The
deceleration is 10 m/s^2. How far will the car travel before its speed is within the limit?
D = vt + 1/2at^2, vf = v0+a*t, 15 = 30+(-10*t), 15 = 30-10t, -15 = -10t, t = 1.5, d =
30*1.5+(½*-10*(1.5^2)), d = 45+(2.25*-5) = 33.75.

5. An airplane can leave the ground when its speed reaches 120 m/s. It can reach the speed
from rest in 10 s. What is the minimum length of a runway for the airplane to leave the ground
safely?
D = vt+1/2at^2, a = (vf-v0)/t, a = 120/10 = 12, d = ½*12*100= 600

6. An object is sliding along a horizontal line at 5 m/s. It totally stops after 10 seconds. How far
does the object travel before it totally stops?
D = vt+1/2at^2, vf = v0+a*t, 0 = 5 + a*10, -5 = a*10, a = -½, d = 5*10 + ½*-½*100, d = 50-25 =
25.

7. An object starts from rest at a constant acceleration. When it travels 32 m, its speed is 16 m.
When it travels 128 m, what is the instantaneous speed?
32/16 = 2, 128/2 = 64 = s

8. Two cars, A and B, start from the same position. A is moving at a constant speed of 12 m/s. B
starts from rest with a constant acceleration of 3 m/s^2. How long will it take for B to catch up
with A?
12/3 = 4

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