TUTORIAL 2: KINEMATICS OF LINEAR MOTION

1. D
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. a) Total distance = 40 + 40
= 80 m.

b) Total displacement is 0 m.

7. a) average speed = total distance travelled/time taken

(6000  12000)
speedave   12 m s-1
(600  900)

b) Resultant displacement, s =
= 13,416 m

Average velocity,vave =

= 8.94 m s-1

8. a) From B to C: the velocity is constant, v = 2 m s-1 and the acceleration is zero.

b) i. Acceleration,
20
a  5 m s -2
4

ii. Deceleration,
0  20
a  10 m s -2
12  10

iii. Total distance travelled,

d = area under the graph
d
1
10  4  12 20  180 m
2
 c) Acceleration-time graph

d) Displacement-time graph
s/m

A B t/s
C D

9. a)
i. t=?

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11. Given: u = 35 m s-1 , a = 5.0 m s-2 , h = 20 x103 m

a) The velocity of the rocket at h,

From equation :

b) The maximum height achieved of the rocket before it falls down back to the
ground,

In a free fall motion :

If s = h' than v = 0; a = - 9.81 m s-2

u (free fall) = v (linear motion) = 448.6 m s-1
 From equation :

c) The time of flight of the rocket :

Assume that : t1 = the time taken from ground to h

(associated with linear motion).

From equation :

Assume that: t2 = the time taken from h to h' and then back to the ground
(associated with linear motion).

From equation :

Hence, the time of flight of the rocket, T:

12. Given :

a) Maximum height = 50 + H (y-component)

Maximum height = 50 + 16.06 = 66.06 m

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