PHYSICS 421:PROBLEM SET #02

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An object moves 10-m/s for 5.0-s; then the speed increases to 50-m/s for a time interval of
1.0-s.Compute the average speed over the whole trip
008
An object moves 100-m in 5.0-s followed by moving 20-m in 3.0-s. Compute the average speed.
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An object moves 30-m in 1.0-min followed by 50-m @ 10-m/s. Compute the average speed.
010
An object moves 100-m in two steps in a total time of 4.0-s. It did the first 50-m in 1.0-s,
calculate the speed for last step.
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Compute the acceleration of a car that travels in a straight line at a constant speed of 100-km/h.
012
What is the acceleration of a car moving along a straight-line path that increases its speed from
zero to 100-km/h in 10-s. Calculate its acceleration.
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For each of the following, calculate the change each second in the speed of a vehicle moving in a
straight line when it is accelerating
a. 2-km/hs?
b. At 4-km/hs?
c. At 10-km/hs?
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Calculate the acceleration of a car (in km/hs) that can go from rest to 100-km/h in 10-s.
015
Calculate the instantaneous speed (in m/s) at the 10-second mark for a car that accelerates at
2.0-m/s from a position of rest.
016
Calculate the speed (in m/s) of a skateboarder who accelerates from rest for 3.0 seconds down a
ramp at an acceleration of 5.0-m/s.

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A car, moving in a straight line, changes its speed from 10-m/s to 18-m/s over a period of 4.0-s;
while a truck that begins at rest increases its speed to 4.0-m/s in 2.0-s.
a. Which has the greater acceleration?
b. Solve for the acceleration of each.
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Two runners start from the same point at the same time. Runner #1 averages 8.0-m/s and #2,
6.0-m/s. Runner #1 crosses the finish line 4.0-s before #2. Solve for the length of the race.