Honors Physics Name ____________________

Keller
Classwork 12

For this set, use an acceleration due to gravity on the Earth of –10m/s 2. (a) Solve with a kinematics box (b) Find
the general equation for the question’s solution. (c) Test the equation with dimensional analysis

1. A stock car traveling at 20m/s and accelerates at a rate of 5.0m/s 2 for six seconds. How far does it travel
during this time?

2. A second car, moving at some initial velocity, accelerates at a rate of 5.0m/s 2 and ends at a velocity of 40m/s
after a time of 3.0s. How far does the car travel during this time?

3. A baseball is tossed up into the air at a velocity of 30m/s. How high has it risen when moving at a velocity of
10m/s?

4. A coin is tossed downward from a bridge at -5.0m/s and descends 5.0 meters before entering the water. How
fast is it moving when it strikes the water? How much time does the descent take?

5. What does the equation in number one reduce to when the initial velocity is zero? What is this equation
rearranged for time?

6. If the equation in number three is solved for vf where vi = 0, what is this equation?

Solve for Given Given Given Given

Δs vi, vf, Δt vi, a, Δt vf, a, Δt vi, vf, a

[(vi + vf)/2]Δt viΔt + ½ aΔt2 vfΔt - ½aΔt2 (vf2 - vi2)/2a

vi Δs, vf, Δt Δs, vf, a Δs, Δt, a vf, a, Δt

(2Δs/Δt) - vf ±√(vf2 - 2aΔs) Δs/Δt - ½aΔt vf - aΔt

vf Δs, vi, Δt Δs, vi, a Δs, Δt, a vi, a, Δt

(2Δs/Δt) - vi ±√(vi2 + 2aΔs) Δs/Δt + ½aΔt vi + aΔt

Δt Δs, vi, vf Δs, vi, a Δs, vf, a vi, vf, a

2Δs/(vi + vf) [-vi ±√(vi2 + 2aΔs)]/a [vf ±√(vf2 - 2aΔs)]/a vf - vi / a

a Δs, vi, vf Δs, vi, Δt Δs, vf, Δt vi, vf, Δt

(vf2 - vi2)/2Δs 2Δs/Δt2 - 2vi/Δt -2Δs/Δt2 + 2vf/Δt vf - vi / Δt