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A crocodile accelerates from rest to reach a speed of

2.5 m/s in 3.0 s.
Calculate the crocodile’s acceleration.

The following equation can be used for an object

undergoing uniform acceleration:
2 2
v −u =2 ax
A mobile phone is dropped from rest, reaching a
velocity of 3.2 m/s before it hits the ground.
Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2.
Motion and Forces

Calculate the height the mobile phone was dropped

from.

A car accelerates from an initial speed of 8 m/s at an

acceleration of 2 m/s2 over 21 m.
Calculate the final speed of the car.

(HT only)
The graph shows how distance and time change
during the take-off of a military aircraft.
What is the speed of the aircraft after five seconds?