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Problem 2B Sheet

Average Acceleration

Problem 1
aavg = 1.80 m/s2
vessel starts at rest: vi = 0 m/s
t =1.00 min = 60 s

t = (443 m)/(0.60 m/s)


t = 738.3 m/s = 7.38*102 m/s

Problem 2
v=72km/h
d=1.5km
v=d/t, so d=v*t and t=d/v

t=(1.5km)/(72km/h)
t=0.02083h=2.1*10-2h

Problem 3(a)
d=5.50*102m
v=1.00*102km/h
v=d/t, so d=v*t and t=d/v
t=(5.50*102m)/(1.00*102km/h)
t=(5.50*102m)/(1.00*105m/h)
t= 5.50*10-3h

Problem 3(b)
d=5.50*102m
v=8.50*101km/h
v=d/t, so d=v*t and t=d/v
d= (8.50*101km/h)*(5.50*10-3h )
d=(8.50*104m/h)*(5.50*10-3h)
d= 4.68*102m

Problem 4(a)
vtop=97km/h
d1=1.5km v1=85km/h
d2=0.80km v2=67km/h
v=d/t, so d=v*t and t=d/v
t1=(1.5km)/(85km/h)=1.8*10-2h
t2=(0.80km)/(67km/h)=1.2*10-2h
ttotal= t1 + t2 =3.0*10-2h

Problem 4(b)
ttotal= t1 + t2 =3.0*10-2h
v=d/t
dtotal= d1+d2 =2.3km

vtotal= dtotal /ttotal


vtotal =(2.3km)/(3.0*10-2h)=7.7*101km/h

Problem 5
r=7.1*104km=7.1*107m
t=9h50min=590min=3.5*104s
Distance traveled in one rotation is the
circumference of Jupiter at equator
d=2r=2(3.14)(7.1*107m)=4.5*108m
speed=(4.5*108m)/(3.5*104s)=1.3*104m/s
The average velocity is zero, because the
displacement is zero!

Problem 6
d=-1.73km=-1.73*103m
t=25s
v=d/t
v=(-1.73*104m)/(25s)
v= -6.92*101m/s

Problem 7(a)
vmax=18.0km/h
t1=2.50s=6.94*10-4h
v=d/t, so d=v*t and t=d/v
d=(18.0km/h)(6.94*10-4h)
d=1.25*10 -2km
t2=12.0s=3.33*10-3h
v2=(1.25*10 -2km)/(3.33*10-3h)
v2= 3.75*100km/h

Problem 7(b)
vtot=dtot/ttot

dtot = 0 km
So, vtot =0

Problem 7(c)speedtot=dcovered/ttot
dcovered = 2*(1.25*10-2km)=2.50*10-2km

ttot =t1+t2 =6.94*10-4h+3.33 *10-3h


ttot =4.02 *10-3h
So, speedtot =(2.50*10-2km)/(4.02*10-3h)
speedtot =6.21*100km/h

Problem 8(a)
dcourse=2.00*102km=2.00*105m
ttot==5h 40min 37s=20,437s
v avg= dcourse/ttot

v avg =2.00*105m/20,437s
vavg=9.79*10-1m/s

Problem 8(b)
d1=1.00*102km=1.00*105m
v1==1.05*v avg=1.03*100m/s
v 1= d1/t1 or t1=d1/v1
t1=(1.00*105m)/(1.03*100m/s)
t1= 1.03*105s

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