Problem set for General Physics 1: QUARTER 1

1. Motion with Constant Acceleration. A passenger plane landed on a runway at a speed

of 51.0 m/s. (a) What is the acceleration (assumed constant) if it stops in 20.0s? (b) If
the plane touches down at position X0 = 0, what is its final position at t = 20.0s?
2. Projectile motion. Firemen are shooting a stream of water at a burning building using a
high-pressure hose that shoots out the water with a speed of 25.0 m/s as it leaves the
end of the hose. Once it leaves the hose, the water moves in projectile motion. The
firemen adjust the angle of elevation α of the hose until the water takes 3.00 s to reach
a building 45.0 m away. You can ignore air resistance; assume that the end of the hose is
at ground level.
3. Free fall. An erupting volcano ejects a large boulder vertically upwards with an initial
speed of 50.0 m/s (assuming zero resistance). (a) At what time after being ejected is the
boulder moving at 15.0 m/s upwards? (b) when is the velocity of the boulder zero?
4. Motion in a circle. A Ferris wheel with a radius 14.0 m is turning about a horizontal axis
through its center. The linear speed of a passenger on the rim is constant and equal to
7.00 m/s. What are the magnitude and direction of the passenger’s acceleration as she
passes through: (a) the lowest point in her circular motion? (b) the highest point in her
circular motion? (c) how much time does it takes the Ferris wheel to make one
revolution?
5. Measurement. The most powerful engine available for the classic 1963 Chevrolet
Corvette Sting Ray developed 360 horsepower and had a displacement of 327 cubic
inches. Express this displacement in liters (L) by using only the conversions 1 L = 1000
cm 3 and 1 in. = 2.54 cm.
6. Vector. Vector ⃗ A has y-component A y = +9.60 m. ⃗ A makes an angle of 32.0°
counterclockwise from the +y-axis. (a) What is the x-component of ⃗ A ? (b) What is the
magnitude of A ?⃗
7. Displacement and Velocity. A motorcycle’s position as a function of time is given by:
x ( t )=(3.00 m/ s 3) t 3 . (a) Calculate the average velocity for the time interval t= 0.00 s to
10.00 s. (b) Calculate the instantaneous velocity for t= 1.00s and 5.00 s.
8. Newton’s Law of motion. What average net force is required to bring a 1500-kg car to
rest from a speed of within a distance of 55 m?
9. Work. A 75.0-kg firefighter climbs a flight of stairs 28.0 m high. How much work does he
do?
10. Energy. By how much does the gravitational potential energy of a 54-kg pole vaulter
change if her center of mass rises about 4.0 m during the jump?