Practice problems

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Q. The x and y positions (in meters) of a particle are given by: x(t) = 253 t, and y(t) =
-12.0 t2 + 155 t + 100. The speed of the particle at t = 12.9 s is
A. 0 m/s.
B. 98.4 m/s.
C. 296 m/s.
D. 408 m/s.
E. 529 m/s.
Q The x and y positions (in meters) of a particle are given by: x(t) = 253 t, and y(t) = -
12.0 t2 + 155 t + 100. The magnitude of the particle's acceleration at t = 12.9 s is
A. 0 m/s2.
B. -12.0 m/s2.
C. 12.0 m/s2.
D. -24.0 m/s2.
E. 24.0 m/s2.
Q A ball is thrown from the ground. Its velocity after 4 seconds is (15 i -3 j ) m/s.
The hang time of the ball is (hint: use flight time equation)
A. 7.4 s.
B. 9.8 s.
C. 11.9 s.
D. 17.8 s.

Q A ball is thrown from the ground. Its velocity after 4 seconds is (15 i -3 j ) m/s.
the range of the ball is (hint: use range equation)
A. 205 m.
B. 189 m.
C. 111 m.
D. 98 m.
Q. The position of a particle as a function of time is given by.
Its velocity at t = 3 s is
A. 5i -21j .
B. 27i -54j.
C. 34i -61j.
D. 21i -7 j.
Q. A particle moves from an initial position with coordinates x = -2.0 m, y = +3.0 m,
to a final position with coordinates x = +5.0 m, y = +7.0 m in a time interval of 10 s.
What is the magnitude of the average velocity for this displacement?
A. 0.30 m/s
B. 0.50 m/s
C. 0.54 m/s
D. 0.81 m/s
E. 1.1 m/s
Q A particle moves along the x-axis with an acceleration of a = 18t, where a has
units of m/s2. If the particle at time t = 0 is at the origin with a velocity of -12 m/s,
what is its position at t = 4.0s?
a. 12m
b. 72m
c. 60m
d. 144m
e. 196m