Horizontal Kinematics (Answers)

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1. An electron travels 4.82 meters in 0.0036 seconds. What is its average speed? _ x = 4.82 m t = 0.0036 s v = ? v = x/t = 4.82 m / 0.0036 s _ v = 1339 m/s = 1300 m/s

2. A hiker is at the bottom of a canyon facing the canyon wall closest to her. She is 280.5 meters from the wall and the sound of her voice travels at 340 m/s at that location. How long after she shouts will she hear her echo? x = 280.5 m v = x/t v = 340 m/s t=? time for echo is double time to wall t = 1.65 s = 1.7 s

340 m/s = 280.5 m / t

3. A motorist traveling on a straight stretch of open highway sets his cruise control at 90.0 km/hr. How far will he travel in meters in 300 seconds? v = 90.0 hm/hr v = x/t t = 360 s (1 hr / 3600 s) = 0.1 hours x = ? 90 km/hr = x / 0.1 hrs x = 9.0 km 4. A cross-country racecar driver sets out on a 100-mile race. At the halfway marker (50 miles), her pit crews radios that she has averaged only 50 mi/hr. How fast must she drive over the remaining distance in order to average 100 mi/hr for the entire race? vo = 50 miles/hr v = vf + vo / 2 v = 100 miles / hr vf

100 mph = vf + 50mph / 2 vf = 150 miles / hr

5. A jet is traveling 58 m/s at liftoff, 5.1 seconds later the jet has a speed of 94 m/s. Find its acceleration. vo = 58 m/s vf = vo + at vf = 94 m/s t = 5.1 s a=?

94 m/s = 58 m/s + a (5.1 s) a = 7.1 m/s2

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6. A spacecraft orbits at a uniform speed of 1050 meters per second. The firing of one of its rockets gives it an acceleration of 57 m/s2. What will be the new speed of the craft after 12 seconds of rocket burning? vo = 1050 m/s vf = vo + at t = 12 s a = 57 m/s2 vf = ?

vf = 1050 m/s + 57 m/s2 (12 s) vf = 1734 m/s = 1700 m/s

7. A boy on a motor scooter is traveling at a velocity 14.1 m/s when he applies his brakes in order to stop. How far will the he travel to stop if he slows down at a rate of 3.2 m/s2? vo = 14.1 m/s vf2 = vo2 + 2ax vf = 0 m/s a = 3.2 m/s2 x=?

(0 m/s)2 = (14.1 m/s)2 + 2 (3.2 m/s2 ) x x = 31 m

8. A golf ball comes to rest in 45 cm after hitting a net. The force of the net slowed the ball down at a rate of 950 m/s2. What was the initial speed of the golf ball as it hit the net? vo = ? vf2 = vo2 + 2ax vf = 0 m/s a = 950 m/s2 x = 45 cm (1 m / 100 cm) = 0.45 m

(0 m/s)2 = vo2 + 2 (950 m/s2 ) (0.45 m) vo = 29 m/s

9. Andrew kicks a soccer ball so that it leaves his foot with an initial speed of 12 m/s. It goes into the goal 0.50 seconds later after fighting air resistance. The goal was 5.8 m away. What was the average acceleration of the ball during the trip to the net? vo = 12 m/s x = vot+ at2 t = 0.30 s x = 5.8 m a=?

5.8 m = 12 m/s (0.50 s) + a (0.50 s)2 a = - 1.6 m/s2

10. A drag car has to travel 440 m in 4.63 seconds to place first. If the car accelerates at 40.0 m/s2 did he place first? Yes or no, find time. x = 440 m a = 40.0 m/s2 vo = 0 m/s t = 4.63 s for comparison (cannot use to solve) x = vot+ at2 440 m = (0 m/s) t + (40 m/s2) t2 t = 4.69 s (he did not win) Week 1 - Kinematics Pg 2 of 2 Horizontal Kinematic Worksheet Answers.doc