SPH4U1-02 Mr.

Llupo
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Chapter 1 Problem Set
Knowledge: / Thinking/Inquiry: / Communication: / Application /22
1. A curling stone sliding on ice undergoes a constant acceleration of 5.1 cm/s2 [E] as it travels from initial position
before coming to rest. When the stone was released, it had an initial velocity of 1.5 m/s [W].
a) Calculate the displacement of the stone.
( /2 marks)

b) How many seconds is the stone sliding before it stops? ( /2 marks)

2. Christopher watches a stick float downstream in a river and notices that it moves 15 m [E] in a time of 2.5 x 101 s. His
friend, John, is starting on the south side of the river and is going to swim across. In still water, John knows that he can
swim with a speed of 1.2 m/s, relative to the water.
a) What is John’s velocity relative to the shore? ( /3 marks)

b) If the river is 1.5 km wide, how long will it take John to cross the river? ( /2 marks)

c) How far downstream will be land? ( /3 marks)

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3. In a physics demonstration, a volleyball is tossed from a window at 6.0 m/s [32o above the horizontal], and it lands
7.4 s later. Calculate
a) the height of the window ( /3 marks)

b) the range of the projectile ( /2 marks)

c) the velocity of the volleyball just before it hits the ground. ( /5 marks)

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