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Solve the following

1. A car has an initial velocity of 18 m/s and an acceleration of 9.0 m/s 2. At what time and distance will the car
have before it comes to a stop?

Given: vi = 18 m/s a = 9.0 m/s2 Required: t=?

vf = 0 m/s -a = -9.0 m/s2 d=?

Derivation:
vf – vi at vf – v i
vf = vi + -at = t =
–a a –a
vf – vi
vf – vi = -at =t
–a

Solution:
2
vf – v i at
t = d = vit +
–a 2
0 m/s – 18 m/s
t = 2
- 9.0 m/ s
2 2
(- 9.0 m/ s ) (2s)
d = (18 m/s)(2s) +
2
– 18 m/s (- 9.0 m/ s )(4 s )
2 2
t = 2 d = (36 m) +
- 9.0 m/ s 2
t = 2s d = (36 m) + (- 18 m)
d = 18 m

2. A car accelerates from rest to reach a speed of 90 kph in 30 seconds. What is the acceleration in meter per
second squared(m/s2)?

Given: vi = 0 m/s t = 30 s Required: a=?

Vf = 90 kph

Conversion:
1000 m 90 000 m
90 km ( ) = 90 000 m Vf = ( )
1 km 3600 s
3600 s
1 hr ( ) = 3600 s Vf = 25 m/s
1 hr

Derivation:
vf – vi at vf – v i
vf = vi + at = a =
t t t
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vf – vi
vf – vi = at =a
t

Solution:
vf – v i 25 m/s
a = a =
t 30 s
25 m/s – 0 m/s
a = a = 0.83 m/s2
30 s

3. An ambulance starts from rest and travels with an acceleration of 45 m/s 2 in 55 seconds. How far does the
ambulance travel at this point in time?

Given: vi = 0 m/s a = 45 m/s2 Required: d=?

t = 55 s

Solution:
d = vit + ½ at2 d = ½ (45 m/s2)(3025 s2)
d = (0 m/s)(55 s) + ½ (45 m/s2)(55 s)2 d = ½ (136 125 m)
d = 68 062.5 m

4. A Ford Expedition travels from Manila to Luna which has a distance of 305 km in just 5 hours.
a) What is its average velocity?
b) How far can it travel at for 8 hours at this average speed?
c) How long can it travel Laoag, which is 488 km at this average speed?
d) Compute for the exact travel time (h, min, s).

5. An aircraft of the USS Abraham Lincoln accelerates from rest to a take off speed of 173 mi/h in a distance of
307 ft. Assume constant acceleration.
a) Calculate the acceleration of the fighter in m/s2.
b) Calculate the time required for the fighter to accelerate to take off speed.

6. The fastest measured pitch baseball left the pitcher’s hand as a speed of 45.0 m/s. If the pitcher was in contact
with the ball over a distance of 1.50m and produced constant acceleration.
a) What acceleration did he give the ball?
b) How much time did it take him to pitch it?

7. A book accidentally fell from the 6th Floor of San Jose Building which was approximately 24 m and a 2.56 m
tall student is directly below it. The book was already ¾ of the height of the building when the student saw it
falling. How much time does he need in order to elude the falling book?

8. A woman dropped a stone from a bridge and heard a splashing sound 2.50 s later.
a) How high is the bridge?
b) What is the final velocity of the stone as it splashes to the water?
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9. A 5-peso coin was dropped from the 7 th floor of a building. It starts from rest and falls freely. Compute its
position & velocity after 1.0 s, 2.0 s and 3.0 s?

10. A stone was thrown from the top of a building with an initial velocity of 30.0 m/s straight forward, at an initial
height of 60.0 m above the ground. The stone just misses the edge of the roof on its way down. Determine:
a) The time needed for the stone to reach its maximum height,
b) The maximum height,
c) The time needed for the stone to return to the height from which it was thrown and the velocity of the stone
at that instant;
d) The time needed for the stone to reach the ground.