Problem 1

A particle travels along a straight line with a velocity of v = (4t – 3t2) m/s, where t is in
seconds. Determine the position of the particle when t =4s. When t =0, s=0
Problem 2

A particle travels along a straight line with speed v= (0.5t3 – 8t) m/s, where t is in seconds.
Determine the acceleration of the particle when t = 2s.
Problem 3

The position of the particle is given by s= (2t2 – 8t + 6) m, where t is in seconds. Determine

A particle travels along a straight line with an acceleration of a = (10 – 0.2s) m/s2, where s is
measured in meters. Determine the velocity of the particle when s = 10 m if v = 5 m/s at s = 0.
Problem 5

A particle moves along a straight line such that its acceleration is a= (4t2 – 2) m/s2, where t is
in seconds. When t = 0, the particle is located 2 m to the left of the origin, and when t = 2s, it is
20 m to the left of its origin. Determine the position of the particle when t = 4s
Problem 6

A particle travels along a straight line with a velocity v = (20 – 0.05s2) m/s, where s is in
meters. Determine the acceleration of the particle at s = 15 m.
Problem 7

The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x= 1.5t 4- 30t2 +5t +10, where x and t are
expressed in meters and seconds, respectively. Determine the position, the velocity and
acceleration of the particle when t= 4s.
Problem 8

The position of a particle which moves along a straight line is defined by the relation x= t3- 6t
2
- 15t + 40, where x is expressed in feet and t in seconds. Determine (a) the time at which the
velocity will be zero, (b) the position and distance traveled by the particle at that time, (c) the
acceleration of the particle at that time, (d) the distance traveled by the particle from t= 4s to t=
6s.
Problem 9

The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x= t3-9t2+24t-8, where x and t are expressed
in inches and seconds, respectively. Determine (a) when the velocity is zero, (b) the position and
the total distance traveled when the acceleration is zero.
Problem 10

The position coordinate of a particle which is confined to move along a straight line is given
by s= 2t3-24t + 6, where s is measured in meters from a convenient origin and t is in seconds.
Determine (a) the time required for the particle to reach a velocity of 72 m/s from its initial
condition at t = 0, and (b) the acceleration of the particle when v = 30 m/s.
Problem 11

The acceleration of a particle is given by a= 2t – 10, where a is in meter per second squared
and t is in seconds. Determine the velocity and displacement as functions of time. The initial
displacement at t = 0 is s = -4 m, and the initial velocity is v= 3 m/s.
Problem 12

A freighter is moving at a speed of 8 knots when its engines are suddenly stopped. If it takes
10 minutes for the freighter to reduce its speed to 4 knots, determine the distance in nautical miles
moved by the ship and its speed v in knots as functions of the time t during this interval. The
deceleration of the ship is proportional to the squared of its speed, so that a= -kv2.
Problem 13

A particle moves along a horizontal path with a velocity of v= (3t2 – 6t) m/s, where t is the time in
seconds. If it is initially located at the origin O, determine the distance traveled in 3.5 s and the
particles average velocity during the time interval.
Problem 14

The car moves in a straight line such that for a short time its velocity is defined by v= (3t2 + 2t)
ft/s, where t is in seconds. Determine its position and acceleration when t= 3 s. When t = 0, s = 0.
Problem 15
The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x= t3-9t2+24t-8, where x and t are expressed
in inches and seconds, respectively. Determine (a) when the velocity is zero, (b) the position and
the total distance traveled when the acceleration is zero.
Problem
A motorist is travelling at 54 km/h when she observes that a traffic light 240 m ahead of her turns
red. The traffic light is timed to stay red for 24 s. If the motorist wishes to pass the light without
stopping just as it turns green again, determine (a) the required uniform deceleration of the car,
(b) the speed of the car as it passes the light.
A motorist enters a freeway at 30 mi/h and accelerates uniformly to 60 mi/h. From the odometer
in the car, the motorist knows that she traveled 550 ft while accelerating. Determine the (a) the
acceleration of the car, (b) the time required to reach 60 mi/h.
A group of students launches a model rocket in the vertical direction. Based on tracking data, they
determine that the altitude of the rocket was 89.6 ft at the end of the powered portion of the flight
and that rocket landed 16 s later. Knowing that the descent parachute failed to deploy so that
rocket fell freely to the ground after reaching its maximum altitude and assuming that g = 32.2
ft/s2, determine the (a) speed v1 of the rocket at the end of powered flight, (b) the maximum
altitude reached by the rocket
A sprinter in a 100-m race accelerates uniformly for the first 35 m and then runs with constant
velocity. If the sprinter’s time for the first 35 m is 5.4 s, determine (a) his acceleration, (b) his
final velocity, (c) his time for the race.
A relay runner A enters the 20-m long exchange zone with speed of 12.9 m/s, he begins to slow
down. He hands the baton to runner B 1.82 s later as they leave the exchange zone with the same
velocity. Determine (a) the uniform acceleration of each of the runners, (b) when runner B should
begin to run.
In a boat race, boat A is leading boat B by 50 m and both boats are travelling at a constant speed
of 180 km/h. At t = 0, the boats accelerate at a constant rates. Knowing that when B passes A, t =
8 s and vA = 225 km/h, determine (a) the acceleration of A, (b) the acceleration of B.
 A police officer in a patrol car in a 45 mi/h speed zone observes a passing automobile traveling at
a slow, constant speed. Believing that the driver of the automobile might be intoxicated, the
officer starts his car, accelerates uniformly to 60 mi/h in 8 s, and maintaining a constant velocity
of 60 mi/h, overtakes the motorist 42 s after the automobile passed him. Knowing that 18 s
elapsed before the officer began pursuing the motorist, determine (a) the distance the officer
traveled before overtaking the motorist, (b) the motorist’s speed.
Automobiles A and B are traveling in adjacent highway lanes and at t = 0 have the positions and
speeds shown. Knowing that automobile A has a constant acceleration of 1.8 ft/s 2 and that B has a
constant deceleration of 1.2 ft/s2, determine (a) when and where A will overtake B, (b) the speed
of each automobile at that time.
Two automobiles A and B are approaching each other in adjacent highway lanes. At t = 0, A and
B are 3200 ft apart, their speeds are vA = 65 mi/ h and vB = 40 mi/h, and they are at points P and
Q, respectively. Knowing that A passes Point Q 40 s after B was there and that B passes Point P
42 s after A was there, determine (a) the uniform accelerations of A and B, (b) when the vehicles
pass each other, (c) the speed of B at that time.
An elevator is moving upward at a constant speed 4 m/s. A man standing 10 m above the top of
the elevator throws a ball upward with a speed of 3 m/s. Determine (a) when the ball will hit the
elevator, (b) where the ball will hit the elevator with respect to the location of the man.
Two rockets are launched at a fireworks display. Rocket A is launched with an initial velocity v0 =
100 m/s and rocket B is launched t1 seconds later with the same initial velocity. The two rockets
are timed to explode simultaneously at a height of 300 m as A is falling and B is rising. Assuming
a constant acceleration g = 9.81 m/s2, determine (a) the time t1, (b) the velocity of B relative to A
at the time of the explosion.
Car A is parked along the northbound lane of highway, and car B is traveling in the southbound
lane at a constant speed of 60 mi/h. At t = 0, A starts and accelerates at a constant rate aA