Physics 205 2/18/24

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Take Home Problem

Late papers docked 50%; no exceptions!!!

1. Consider a car and a bicycle that come to a complete stop at a “STOP” sign. Afterwards the car
and the bike begin to speed up. The car moves from rest to 49.0 mi/h with constant
acceleration 9.00 mi/h-s. The cyclist speeds up from rest to 22.0 mi/h with constant
acceleration 13.00mi/h-s. Each vehicle maintains constant velocity after reaching its cruising
speed.
a. On a sheet of 8.5'x11” Quad-ruled paper (also known as graph paper), CAREFULLY AND
ACCURATELY graph by hand the position of both vehicles (in meters) as a function of time.
Then use the graph to estimate the time interval (how many seconds) the bicycle is ahead
of the car, and the maximum distance the bicycle leads the car. Your estimate must be
obtained directly from the graph, not from parts b and c. Attach your graph and make sure
to show how you estimated these values on the graph itself in addition to writing your
estimated values on the graph. Points will be docked for graphs that are too small or too
sloppy.

b. Using kinematic equations only, determine time interval is the bicycle ahead of the car. Use
SI units throughout.

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c. Using kinematic equations only, determine the maximum distance (in meters) between the
vehicles when the bicycle leads the car. Use SI units throughout.