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PHYSICS 421:PROBLEM SET #03

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a. If the speedometer of a car reads a constant speed of 40 km/h, can you say that the car has a
constant velocity? Why or why not?
b. What two controls on a car cause a change in speed? What control causes only a change in
velocity?
c. What does the slope of the curve on a distance-versus-time graph represent?
d. What does the slope of the curve on a velocity-versus-time graph represent?
e. What is the geometric feature of a velocity vs time graph that represents the distance moved?
020
Light travels in a straight line at a constant speed of 300 000-km/s. What is the light's
acceleration? Explain.
021
Which has the greater acceleration when moving in a straight line - a car increasing its speed
from 50 to 60-km/h, or a bicycle that goes from zero to 10-km/h in the same time? Defend your
answer.

022
A dragster going at 15-m/s @ 90 increases its velocity to 25-m/s @ 90 in 4 seconds. What is its
acceleration during this time interval?
023
A car going at 30-m/s undergoes an acceleration of 2-m/s for 4 seconds. What is its final speed?
How far did it travel while it was accelerating?
024
We drive for 1 hour at 20-km/h. Then we drive for 1 hour at 30-km/h. What is our average
speed?
025
We drive a distance of 1 kilometer at 20-km/h. Then we drive an additional distance of 1
kilometer at 30-km/h. What is our average speed?
026
Two cars moving on I-79 have speedometer readings of 100-Km/h. The cars pass each other in
opposite directions. Explain why that even though the cars have the same speed, they
dont have the same velocity.
027
Solve the following motion problems.
a. The speed of an object moving 8.0-m/s changes to 14-m/s in 10-s. Compute the average
acceleration.
b. An object initially moving 0.50-m/s begins to accelerate at a constant 2.0-m/s2. Solve for
the speed after 0.50-s.
c. An object with a speed of 4.0-m/s has a constant acceleration of 3.0-m/s2. How long will it
take the speed of the body to reach 19-m/s?

028
Solve the following motion problems.
a. A body is moving 6.0-m/s when it begins to accelerate at a constant rate of 4.0-m/s2.
Solve for the time for its speed to reach 18-m/s.
b. After having a constant acceleration of 5.0-m/s2 for 0.40-s, the speed of a body is 9.0-m/s.
What was the speed of this body before it began accelerating?
c. At time t = 0, an object with a velocity of +12-m/s begins to accelerate. After 5.0-s its
velocity is 2.0-m/s. Compute the acceleration.
029
At time t = 0, each of the following bodies suddenly begins to accelerate +5.0-m/s2. Solve for the
velocity of each after 2.0-s.
a. Body #1 has a velocity of 0 at t = 0.
b. Body #2 has a velocity of 5.0-m/s at t = 0.
c. Body #3 has a velocity of -5.0-m/s at t-= 0.
d. Body #4 has a velocity of -10-m/s at t= 0.
030
A small cart starts at rest and accelerates 0.20-m/s for 5.0-s. It then continues of for another 2.5m at constant speed. Solve for the average speed.
031
A sliding block accelerates to rest over a distance of 4.0-m in a time of 0.50-s. Solve for the
initial speed.
032
Solve for the average speed for each of the following cases.
a. An object moves 12-m in 6.0-s followed by 6.0-m/s for 3.0-s
b. An object with a speed of 8.0-m/s moves 32-m; then it changes speed and moves an
additional 18-m in 6.0-s.
c. An object moves 50-m in 2.0-s; changes speed and travels 5.0-m/s for 3.0-s.
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The graphs show the motion of various objects.
Items a c refer to the graph to the right.
a Solve for the average speed over the entire 5.0-s.
b Find the average speed at the end of 2.0-s.
c Solve for the speed 4.0-s.
Items d f refer to the graph to the right.
d Solve for the average speed for 5.6-s.
e Solve for the speed during the first 2 seconds.
f Solve for the speed at 4.0-s.

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