Unit A - Activity 4 - Solutions

1. a = 4.0 m s-2, u = 8.0 m s-1, t = 10 s

s = ut + ½at2 = (8.0 x 10) + (½ x 4.0 x 102) = 280 m

2. a = 6.0 m s-2, u = 15 m s-1, s = 200 m

v2 = u2 + 2as = 152 + (2 x 6.0 x 200) = 2625;

v = 51 m s-1

3. (a) u = 0.20 m s-1, v = 0.50 m s-1, s = 0.50 m

v2 = u2 + 2as
0.502 = 0.202 + (2 x a x 0.50)
a = 0.21 m s-2

(b) u = 0.20 m s-2, v = 0.50 m s-1, a = 0.21 m s-2

v = u + at
0.50 = 0.20 + (0.21 x t)
t = 1.4 s

0.125 + 0.120 + 0.126 + 0.125 + 0.130

4. average acceleration = = 0.125 m s-2
5

0.130 − 0.120
random uncertainty = = ±0.005 m s-2
2

5. u = 320 m s-1, v = 0 m s-1, s = 0.08 m

(u + v).t
s=
2
2s 2 × 0.08
t= = = 5 × 10-4 s
(u + v) 320 + 0
6. (a) v = 12 m s-1, u = 0 m s-1, t = 5.0 s
v − u 12 − 0
a= = = 2.4 m s-1
t 5.0

speed reached after 4 seconds

v = u + at = 0 + (2.4 × 4) = 9.6 m s-1
v = 9.6 m s-1

distance covered during the fifth second

u = 9.6 m s-1, a = 2.4 m s-2, t = 1 s
s = ut + 12 at 2 = (9.6 × 1) + ( 12 2.4 × 12 ) = 9.6 − 1.2 = 10.8 m

(b) distance covered while accelerating

s = ut + 12 at 2 = 0 + 12 × 2.4 × 52 = 30 m

distance remaining while running at constant speed = 100 – 30 = 70 m

time to cover 70 m at constant speed

s 70
t= = = 5.8 s
v 12

time to run the complete 100 m = 5.0 + 5.8 = 10.8 s

7. s = 40.0 cm = 0.040 m, u = 0 m s-1, t = 0.29 s

s = ut + 12 at 2

0.40 = 0 + 12 g × 0.292
g = 9.51 m s-1

8. s = 28.0 – 10.0 = 18.0 m, a = g = 9.81 m s-2, u = 0

v 2 = u2 + 2as = 0 + 2 × 9.81 × 18 = 353.16

v = 19 m s-1
9. (a) a = -10 m s-2, u = +4.0 m s-1, t = 2.0 s

(i) s = ut + 12 at 2 = (4.0 × 2.0) + ( 12 × −10 × 2.02 ) = 8.0 − 20 = −12 m

height = 33 – 12 = 21 m

(ii) v = u + at = 4.0 + (−10 × 2.0) = −16 m s-1

velocity = 16 m s-1 downwards

(b) distance from launch to highest point

a = -10 m s-2, u = +4.0 m s-1, v = 0

v 2 = u2 + 2as
v 2 − u2 0 − 4.02
s= = = 0.8 m
2a 2 × −10
total distance = 0.8 + 0.8 + 33 = 34.6 m

10. u = +3.00 m s-1, a = -9.81 m s-2, s = -8.00 m

v 2 = u2 + 2as = 3.002 + (2 × −9.81 × −8.00) = 165.96

v = 13 m s-1

11. u = +10 m s-1, a = -10 m s-2, t = 8.0 s

s = ut + 12 at 2 = (10 × 8.0) + ( 12 × −10 × 8.02 ) = 80 − 320 = −240 m

height = 240 m