Sample Question Set for Exam 1

Note: This sample question set was designed for a 50-minute test.

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Write all of your answers on your scantron sheet. Turn in your scantron sheet after you finish
answering all questions. You can keep the Exam Question Sheets after this exam.

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6. No partial credit can be assigned to any problem in this Exam.
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 Problem 1:

A particle moves along the x axis according to the equation

x = 9 t2,
where x is in meters and t is in seconds.

Find the average velocity of this particle for the time interval from 2.15 s to 2.90 s.

(A) 16.5 m/s

(B) 25.8 m/s
(C) 45.5 m/s
(D) 62.3 m/s
(E) 75.8 m/s

Problem 2:

A crate slides across a frictionless horizontal surface with constant acceleration 3.55 m/s2 and
over a time interval reaches a final velocity of 12.2 m/s.
If the initial velocity of this crate is 6.10 m/s, what is the displacement of this crate during the
time interval?

(A) 2.65 m
(B) 4.56 m
(C) 6.28 m
(D) 8.82 m
(E) 15.7 m

Problem 3:

The position versus time for a certain particle

moving along the x axis is shown in the figure
below. What is the average velocity of this
particle in the time interval from 2.0 s to 6.0 s?
(A) −5.5 m/s
(B) −4.5 m/s
(C) −3.5 m/s
(D) −2.5 m/s

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 (E) −1.5 m/s

Problem 4:

A hockey player, named Brandon Camp, is standing on his skates on a frozen pond when an
opposing player, moving with a uniform speed of 4.0 m/s, skates by with the puck.
After 1.40 s, Brandon makes up his mind to chase his opponent. Suppose that Brandon starts
from rest and accelerates uniformly at 0.44 m/s2. Assume the player with the puck remains in
motion at constant speed. After Brandon starts from rest, it takes the time 19.5 s for Brandon
to catch his opponent.

How far has Brandon traveled during this time interval?

(A) 25.5 m
(B) 55.8 m
(C) 72.5 m
(D) 83.6 m
(E) 96.8 m

Hint: This is a simple question because the time intervals are known.

Problem 5:

Three displacement vectors of a croquet ball

are shown in the figure, where A = 14.0 units,

B = 55.0 units, and C = 30.0 units. Find the

magnitude of the resultant displacement.

(A) 31.2 units

(B) 52.6 units
(C) 67.9 units
(D) 85.7 units
(E) 93.5 units

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Problem 6:

A person walks first at a constant speed of 5.50 m/s along a straight line from point to
point and then back along the line from to at a constant speed of 2.75 m/s.

What is her average speed over the entire trip?

(A) 1.56 m/s

(B) 3.67 m/s
(C) 6.22 m/s
(D) 8.45 m/s
(E) 9.86 m/s

Problem 7:

A particle moves along the x axis. Its position is given by the equation

x = 1.8 + 2.8 t − 3.5 t2

with x in meters and t in seconds.

Determine the time when the instantaneous velocity of this particle is zero.

(A) 3.6 s
(B) 2.4 s
(C) 1.2 s
(D) 0.80 s
(E) 0.40 s

Problem 8:

A particle moves along the x axis according to the equation

x = 1.93 + 3.04 t − 1.00 t2,

where x is in meters and t is in seconds.

Find the instantaneous velocity of this particle at t = 2.90 s.

(A) −8.56 m/s

(B) −6.27 m/s

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 (C) −4.65 m/s
(D) −2.76 m/s
(E) −1.58 m/s

Problem 9:

The polar coordinates of a point are r = 5.90 m and 𝜃 = 260°. What is the y-component of the
Cartesian coordinates of this point?

The y-component of the Cartesian coordinates of this point is:

(A) −1.98 m
(B) −3.65 m
(C) −5.81 m
(D) −6.58 m
(E) −8.27 m

Problem 10:

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Consider the two vectors A = 1.00 ˆi + 2.00 ˆj and B = −2.00 ˆi − 4.00 ˆj .
We can find the sum of these two vectors by R = A + B .

What is the angle in standard position associated with this resultant vector R ?

(A) 95.0 degrees

(B) 122 degrees
(C) 165 degrees
(D) 243 degrees
(E) 352 degrees

Problem 11:

Obtain the uncertainty in the area of one side of a rectangular plastic brick. On this side of this
brick, the length is (21.2 ± 0.3) cm and the width is (9.8 ± 0.1) cm. Suppose that the area is
obtained as: ( A  A ) . Obtain A in cm 2 . Take into account the correct number of significant
figures.

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 (A) A = 2 cm 2
(B) A = 3 cm 2
(C) A = 5 cm 2
(D) A = 7 cm 2
(E) A = 8 cm 2

Problem 12:

A truck covers 45.0 m in 8.30 s while smoothly slowing down to a final speed of 2.20 m/s. The
acceleration of this truck is held as a constant during this period. Find the acceleration of this truck.

(A) −776 m/s2

(B) −625 m/s2
(C) −437 m/s2
(D) −258 m/s2
(E) −167 m/s2