MOTION PROBLEMS

 A motorboat is traveling due north in

calm water at a speed of 6.0 m/s. The
operator puts the motor in reverse
and the boat receives an acceleration
of -1.5 m/s2.

 How long after the boat is put into

reverse does it momentarily come to a
stop?

 How far has the boat traveled while it

decelerated to a stop?
 A car moving at 32.0 m/s hits a wall
and stops in 0.020 s. Calculate the
acceleration stopping the car.
 The driver of a pick-up truck going
100. km/h applies the brakes, giving
the truck a uniform deceleration of
6.50 m/s2 while it travels 20.0 m.

 What is the velocity of the truck in m/s

at the end of this distance?

 How much time does it take the driver

to come to a stop?
 A rocket accelerates from rest at
a rate of 40.0 m/s2 until it reaches
a velocity of 1800. m/s. How
much time does this take?
 A jet aircraft being launched
from an aircraft carrier is
accelerated from rest along a
94m track for 2.5 s. What is the
launch speed of the plane?
 A car accelerates at 2.5 m·s-2 E for
16 s. After this time the car is
moving at 10.0 m/s W.
Calculate its initial velocity.
 An Olympic biathlete shoots a
bullet at a target 50.0 m away. If
the average velocity of the bullet
is 323 m·s-1 How much time
does it take for the bullet to
reach the target?
 From the moment a 40.0 m/s
fastball touches the catcher’s mitt
until it is completely stopped
takes 0.0125 s. Calculate the
average acceleration of the ball
as it is being caught.
 Top-fuel drag racers are able to
uniformly accelerate at 12.5 m/s2
from rest to 100. m/s before
crossing the finish line. How
much time elapses during that
acceleration?

 How far has the drag racer

traveled down the track in that
time?
 An Alaska Airlines jet traveling at
88.0 m/s lands on a runway and
comes to a stop 11.0 seconds later
before taxiing to the gate.

 What is the acceleration of the jet as it

lands?

 How long does the runway need to be

for this jet to land?
 A motorcycle traveling at 16
m/s accelerates at a constant
rate of 4.0 m/s2 over a distance
of 50. m. What is its final
velocity?
 Police find skid marks 60. m long on
a highway showing where a car
made an emergency stop. Assuming
that the acceleration was -10. m/s2
(about the maximum for dry
pavement), how fast was the car
going when it began to skid?

 Was the car exceeding the 80 km/h

speed limit? (show your work to
justify your answer).