PAGLINAWAN ID NO.

44
Acceleration due to
gravity 9.81
1. A goose flew 572 km from Cebu to Manila with an average speed of
(##) m/s. How long, in hours, did it take the goose to make this journey?
2. During the first (##) minutes of a 2.0-hour trip, a car has an average speed of 21 m/s. What must
the average speed of the car be during the remaining time of the trip be if the car is to have an
average speed of 30 m/s for the entire trip?

3. A car is moving due north with a speed of (##) m/s. Three seconds later, the car is still moving
north, but its speed has been reduced to half. What is the average acceleration of the car during
the 5.0 s interval?

4. A car, starting from rest, accelerates in a straight-line path at a constant rate of 2.5 m/s^2. How
far will the car travel in (##) seconds?
5. A racecar has a speed of (##) m/s when the driver releases a drag parachute. If the parachute
causes a deceleration of –4 m/s^2, how far will the car travel before it stops?

6. A brick is dropped from rest from a height of (##) m. How long does it take the brick to reach the
ground?
7. What maximum height will be reached by a stone thrown straight up with an initial speed of (##)
m/s?
8. A tennis ball is shot vertically upward from the earth’s surface with an initial speed of (##) m/s.
Find…
8.a The time it take the ball to reach its maximum height
8.b Find the ball’s total time of flight
8.c Balls velocity a second before it gets back to launch point
8.d Balls velocity as it hits back to launch point.
 ANSWERS
3.61 hours

35.21 m/s

-7.33 m/s due north

2420 m

242 m

2.99 s

98.67 m

4.49 s
8.98 s
34.19 m/s
44 m/s