RECTILINEAR MOTION PROBLEMS (HORIZONTAL MOTION)

1.A truck is moving at a constant speed of 32m/s. How long (in hours) will it take for the truck to travel
25 miles?

d=v.t

24miles/1×1609m/1miles= 40225m

t=d/v

40225m/32m/s= 1257s×1hr/3600s=0.35h

2.A car accelerates from rest to 28m/s in 3.5 seconds. What is the car's average acceleration? how far
did it travel during this time period?

Vo=0m/s

Vf=28m/s

t=3.5s

a=?

d=?

d=Vote+1/2at²

d=1/2(8m/s²)(3.5)²=49m

3.A truck slows down from 40m/s to 12m/s. During this time truck covered a distance of 800m. What is
the average acceleration of the truck? How long did it take for its speed to decrease from 40 m/s to 12
m/s?

Vo=40m/s

Vf=12m/s

d=800m

t=?
a=?

Vf²=Vo²+2ad

12²=40²+2(a)(800)

-1456=1600a

a=-0.91m/s²

d=1/2(Vo+Vf)t

1600=52t

t=30.77s

4.Two trains are 400 miles apart travelling opposite directions. The first train is travelling east at 35mph
and the second train is travelling west of 45mph. when will they meet? How far will the first train travel
during this time?

d1+d2=400

d=vt(since constant velocity)

d1=35t

d2=45t

(35+45)t=400

t=5hrs

d1=(35)(5)=175miles

5.A car is travelling at a constant speed of 25m/s. It begins to accelerate at a rate of 2.7m/s^2 for 7.1
seconds. How far does it travel during this time? What is the final speed of the car 7.1 seconds later?

Vo=25m/s

a=2.7m/s²

d=?
Vf=?

t=7.1s

a=Vf-Vo/t

Vf=Vo+at

Vf=25+2.7(7.1)

Vf=44.17m/s

d=1/2(Vo+Vf)t

d=1/2(25+44.17)(7.1)=2.45m

6.If a particle has an initial velocity of v0 = 12 ft>s to the right, at s0 = 0, determine its position when t =
10 s, if a = 2 ft>s2 to the left.

s=So+Vot+1/2at²

=0+12(10)+1/2(-2)(10)²

=20ft

7.A particle travels along a straight line with a constant acceleration.When , and when ,v = 8 ft>s.
Determine the velocity as a function of position.

V²=Vo²+2a(s-So)

8²=3²+2a(10-4)

a=4.583ft/s²

V²=Vo²+2a(s-So)

V²=3²+2(4.583)(s-4)

V=(√9.17s-27.7)ft/s

8.A particle moves along a straight line such that its position is defined by s = (t2 - 6t + 5) m. Determine
the average velocity, the average speed, and the acceleration of the particle when t = 6 s.
s = t2 - 6t + 5

v = ds/dt = 2t - 6

a = dv/dt = 2

v = 0 when t = 3

s-/t=0 = 5

s/ t=3 = -4

s-/t=6 = 5

vavg = ∆s/∆t = 0/6 = 0

(vsp)avg = sT/∆t = 9 + 9/6 = 3 m>s

a -/t=6 = 2 m>s2

9.A particle is moving along a straight line such that its position is defined by , where t is in seconds.
Determine (a) the displacement of the particle during the time interval from to , (b) the average velocity
of the particle during this time interval,and (c) the acceleration when .

s = 10t2 + 20

(a)

s/1s=10(1)²+20=30mm

s/5s=10(5)²+20=270mm

∆s=270-30=240mm

(b)

∆t=5-1=4s

Vavg=∆s/∆t=240/4=60mm/s

(c)

a=d²s/dt²=20mm/s² (for all t)

10.Traveling with an initial speed of a car accelerates at along a straight road. How long will it take to
reach a speed of Also, through what distance does the car travel during this time?

v = v1 + ac t
120 = 70 + 6000(t

t = 8.33(10–³) hr = 30 s

V²=v²+2a(s-s1)

(120)²=70²+2(6000)(s-0)

s==0.792km=792m

11.Traveling with an initial speed of 70km/h, a car accelerates at 6000km/h² along a straight road. How
long will it take to reach a speed of 120km/h? Also, through what distance does the car traveling during
this time?

V=v+at

120=70+6000(t)

t=8.33(10-³)hr=30s

V²=v²+2a(s-s1)

(120)²=70²+2(6000)(s-0)

s=0.792km =792m

12.When will two trains meet if they are traveling in opposite directions 60mph and 90mph respectively
and if they are 600 miles apart? What if they are traveling in the same direction? When will they meet?

d1+d2=600

60t+90t=600

150t=600

t=4h

d=vt

d=(v2-v1)t

600=(90-60)t

600=30t
t=20 hrs

13.A car rolls gently off a cliff and takes 12.5 second to hit the ground. How high is the cliff? What is the
final velocity just before it hits the ground? How long does it take for the car to reach a speed of 57m/s?

Vo=0

t=12.5

a=-9.8m/s²

d=Vot+1/2at²=-765m

h=765m

Vo=0

Vf=57

t=?

Vf=vo+at

Vf=9.8(12.5)

Vf=-122.5m/s

57=9.7t

t=5.82s

14. A car travels at 30mph for 2hours and then 40mph for 3hours in the same direction. What is the
average speed of the vehicle for entire trip?

S=(30mph)(2hours)+(40mph)(3hours)/5hours

S=60+120/5=36mph

15. John lives 120miles from his job. He drives home at 30mph for the first half of the trip and 40mph for
the second half of the trip. What is his average speed?

Speed=120/3.5=36.3mph

60/30=2hours

60/40=1.5hours