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Question 1
A train starts from rest at a station and travels with a constant acceleration of .
Determine the velocity of the train when and the distance travelled during this time.

Question 2

A particle moves in a straight line with a constant acceleration of -4 m/s2 for 6s, zero
acceleration for the next 4s and a constant acceleration +4 m/s2 for the next 4s. Knowing that
the particle starts from the origin (t=0 when s=0), and that its velocity is -8 m/s during the
zero acceleration time interval:
(a) Determine the position and the velocity of the particle when t=14 s
(b) Determine the total distance traveled by the particle when t=14 s

Question 3

The airplane travels along a straight runway with an acceleration described by the graph. If it
starts from rest and requires a velocity of to take off:
(a) Determine the minimum length of runway required and the time for take off.
(b) Construct the and s graphs.
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Question 4

A basketball player shoots when she is 5 m from the backboard. Knowing that the ball has an
initial velocity vo at an angle of 30° with the horizontal, determine the value of vo when d is
equal to 228 mm.

Question 5

It is observed that the time for the ball to strike the ground at B is . Determine the speed
and angle at which the ball was thrown.

Question 6

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A golfer hits a golf ball from point A with an initial velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 25° with
the horizontal. Determine the radius of curvature, r of the trajectory described by the ball:
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(a) at point A
(b) at the highest point of trajectory

Question 7

The car race travels around the circular track with a speed of . When it reaches point
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A it increases its speed at ( ) , where is in .

(a) Determine the magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration of the car when it reaches point
B.
(b) How much time is required for it to travel from A to B.
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Question 8

Determine the speed of B if A is moving downwards with a speed of at the instant

shown.

Question 9

Block B moves downward with initial velocity of 610 mm/s and constant acceleration of 200
mm/s2. Knowing that block A and C and point D start from rest when t = 0 s, determine:
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(a) the accelerations of A, C, and D

(b) the velocity of block A, C and D after 10 s
(c) the relative velocity of portion D of the cable with respect to block B after 10 s

Question 10

At an intersection car A is traveling south with a velocity of 40 km/h when it is struck by car
B traveling 30° north of east with a velocity of 50 km/h. Determine the relative velocity of
car B with respect to car A.

Question 11

A man can row a boat at is still water. He wishes to cross a wide river to
point B, downstream. If the river flows with a velocity of :
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(a) Determine the speed of the boat needed to make the crossing.
(b) Determine the time of the boat needed to make the crossing.