Group 1 #6

A basketball player drops the ball 15 meters to the ground from the top of the building.
A. How long does it take to get to the ground?
B. What is the ball speed?
Given:
s = -15m
a = -9.81m/s2
Solution:
A. B.
1 2
s=ut+ a t v=u+at
2

−15 m=0 ( t ) +
2(
1 −9.81 m
s
2 )
∗ (t )
2
v=0+
(−9.81s m )∗(1.75 s)
2

√
−15 m (2 )
√(t ) =
2
−9.81 m v=17.15 m/s
s2
t=1.75 s

Group 2 #6
Karl throws a ball vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s then catches it
sometime later. Calculate the time taken for the ball to return to the same height as it was
released?
Given:
u = 20.0 m/s
a = -9.81 m/s2
Solution
v=u+at

0=20.0
s (
m −9.81 m
+
s
2
∗(t)
)
t=2.0387 s
Group 3 #6
A man starts walking from a point on a circular field of radius 0.5km and 1 hour later, he
finds himself at the same point where he initially started. What is the average velocity of this
man for the same?
Given:
r = 0.5km
t = 1hr
d=0
Solution
Vave = d/t
Answer: zero displacement = zero average velocity

Group 5 #6
A body at rest was accelerated, and it traveled for 15 minutes. The constant acceleration
provided to the body was 1.25 m/s2. Find the final velocity the object had before to a stop.
Given:
a = 1.25 m/s2
t = 15 min*60 sec = 900 s
Solution:
v=u+at

v=0+
( 1. 2 5 m
s
2 )∗( 900 s )

m
v=1125
s

Group 6 #6
A car accelerates at a highway with an initial velocity of 25 m/s. The driver of the car
accelerates at a constant rate of 4m/s2 for 10 seconds. What is the velocity of the car after 10
seconds?
Given:
u = 25 m/s
a = 4 m/s
t = 10 s
Solution:
v=u+at

v=2 5
m
s ( )
m
+ 4 2 ∗( 10 s )
s
m
v=65
s

Group 7 #6
Imagine a bus moving from rest with a constant acceleration from Bus stop A to Bus stop
B. It takes 1/3 of a minute to get to Bus stop B traveling at 80 kmph. After 1.3 mins the bus
breaks down because of a malfunction, 276 m away from Bus stop B. (a) what is the distance
from Bus stop A to B in meters? (b) At what speed did the bus move before stopping in the
middle of the road at mph?
Given:
t = 1/3 min*60 sec = 20 s
Vave = 80 km/h
t = 1.3 min
d = 276 m
Solution:
distance
d istance=( v ave ) ( t ime ) speed=
t ime

( )
km
∗1000 m
h
∗1 h m∗1 mi
1 km speed=(276 m)/¿
0 +80 1609
3600 s
d= ∗( 2 0 s )
2

mi
d=222. 22 m speed=7.90
hr

Group 8 #6
Derwin drives a van along the straight road in which the van accelerates from the rest at a
constant acceleration of 8 m/s2 for a certain time. At a certain moment, he drives at a constant
velocity of 44m/s for a while and suddenly decelerates at an acceleration of 4 m/s2 until the van
completely stops.
Find:
A. Find the total time of the van if the van drives last for 40 seconds and the distance it travels
during its acceleration phase.
B. The distance that has been covered by the van during the deceleration phase and the total
displacement of the van obtained on the entire journey.
C. Determine the average velocity and acceleration of the van during its entire journey along the
road.
A. B.
1 2
Total Time to accelerate sde celeration=ut + a t
2
Total Time 40 s
2
=
2
s= ( 44sm )∗( 2 0 s ) +( 12 )∗( 4sm )∗(2 0 s)
2
2

Total Time (¿ accelerate)=20 s s=1680 m

Given: stotal=s acceleration+ s deceleration
u = 0 m/s s=1600 m+1680 m
a = 8 m/s2 s=3280 m
taccelerate = 20 s C.
ttotal = 40s v ave =s total /t total
3 2 80 m
Solution: v=
40 s
1 2 82m
sacceleration =ut+ a t v=
2 s

s= ( 0sm )∗(2 0 s) +( 12 )∗( 8sm )∗( 2 0 s )

2
2
a ave =
∆ v total
t total
44 m
s=1600 m s
a=
40 s
m
a=1.1 2
s