1. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.

20 m/s  for 32.8 s

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until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine the distance

traveled before takeoff.
See Answer

See solution below.

 
2. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of
5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m. Determine the
acceleration of the car.
See Answer

See solution below.

 
3. Upton Chuck is riding the Giant Drop at Great America. If
Upton free falls for 2.60 seconds, what will be his final
velocity and how far will he fall?
See Answer

See solution below.

 
4. A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s in
2.47 seconds. Determine the acceleration of the car and the
distance traveled.
See Answer

See solution below.

 
 5. A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40
meters. The acceleration of gravity on the moon is 1.67 m/s . 2

Determine the time for the feather to fall to the surface of the
moon.
See Answer

See solution below.

 
6. Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the human response to
acceleration. If a rocket-powered sled is accelerated to a
speed of 444 m/s in 1.83 seconds, then what is the
acceleration and what is the distance that the sled travels?
See Answer

See solution below.

 
7. A bike accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 7.10 m/s
over a distance of 35.4 m. Determine the acceleration of the
bike.
See Answer

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8. An engineer is designing the runway for an airport. Of the
planes that will use the airport, the lowest acceleration rate is

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 likely to be 3 m/s . The takeoff speed for this plane will be 65
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m/s. Assuming this minimum acceleration, what is the

minimum allowed length for the runway?
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9. A car traveling at 22.4 m/s skids to a stop in 2.55 s.
Determine the skidding distance of the car (assume uniform
acceleration).
See Answer

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10. A kangaroo is capable of jumping to a height of 2.62 m.
Determine the takeoff speed of the kangaroo.
See Answer

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11. If Michael Jordan has a vertical leap of 1.29 m, then what
is his takeoff speed and his hang time (total time to move
upwards to the peak and then return to the ground)?
See Answer

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 12. A bullet leaves a rifle with a muzzle velocity of 521 m/s.
While accelerating through the barrel of the rifle, the bullet
moves a distance of 0.840 m. Determine the acceleration of
the bullet (assume a uniform acceleration).
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13. A baseball is popped straight up into the air and has a
hang-time of 6.25 s. Determine the height to which the ball
rises before it reaches its peak. (Hint: the time to rise to the
peak is one-half the total hang-time.)
See Answer

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14. The observation deck of tall skyscraper 370 m above the

street. Determine the time required for a penny to free fall
from the deck to the street below.
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15. A bullet is moving at a speed of 367 m/s when it embeds
into a lump of moist clay. The bullet penetrates for a distance

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 of 0.0621 m. Determine the acceleration of the bullet while
moving into the clay. (Assume a uniform acceleration.)
See Answer

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16. A stone is dropped into a deep well and is heard to hit the
water 3.41 s after being dropped. Determine the depth of the
well.
See Answer

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17. It was once recorded that a Jaguar left skid marks that
were 290 m in length. Assuming that the Jaguar skidded to a
stop with a constant acceleration of -3.90 m/s , determine the
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speed of the Jaguar before it began to skid.

See Answer

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18. A plane has a takeoff speed of 88.3 m/s and requires 1365
m to reach that speed. Determine the acceleration of the
plane and the time required to reach this speed.
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19. A dragster accelerates to a speed of 112 m/s over a
distance of 398 m. Determine the acceleration (assume
uniform) of the dragster.
See Answer

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20. With what speed in miles/hr (1 m/s = 2.23 mi/hr) must an
object be thrown to reach a height of 91.5 m (equivalent to
one football field)? Assume negligible air resistance.
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Solutions to Above Problems
1.
Given: Find:
a = +3.2 m/s2 t = 32.8 s vi = 0 m/s d = ??
2. d = v *t + 0.5*a*t
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3. d = (0 m/s)*(32.8 s)+ 0.5*(3.20 m/s2)*(32.8 s)2

4. d = 1720 m
5. Return to Problem 1
6.  
7.
Given: Find:
d = 110 m t = 5.21 s vi = 0 m/s a = ??

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 8. d = v *t + 0.5*a*t
i
2

9. 110 m = (0 m/s)*(5.21 s)+ 0.5*(a)*(5.21 s)2

10.110 m = (13.57 s2)*a
11.a = (110 m)/(13.57 s2)
12.a = 8.10 m/ s2
13. Return to Problem 2
14. 
15.
Given: Find:
a = -9.8 m t = 2.6 s vi = 0 m/s d = ??
vf = ??

16. d = v *t + 0.5*a*t
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2

17. d = (0 m/s)*(2.60 s)+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(2.60 s)2

18. d = -33.1 m (- indicates direction)
19.vf = vi + a*t
20. vf = 0 + (-9.8 m/s2)*(2.60 s)
21. vf = -25.5 m/s (- indicates direction)
22. Return to Problem 3
23. 
24.
Given: Find:
vi = 18.5 m/s vf = 46.1 m/s t = 2.47 s d = ??
a = ??

25. a = (Delta v)/t

26. a = (46.1 m/s - 18.5 m/s)/(2.47 s)
27. a = 11.2 m/s2
28. d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
29. d = (18.5 m/s)*(2.47 s)+ 0.5*(11.2 m/s2)*(2.47 s)2
30. d = 45.7 m + 34.1 m
31.d = 79.8 m
32. (Note: the d can also be calculated using the equation v f2 = vi2 + 2*a*d)
33. Return to Problem 4
34.  
35.
Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s d = -1.40 m a = -1.67 m/s2 t = ??
36. d = v *t + 0.5*a*t
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37. -1.40 m = (0 m/s)*(t)+ 0.5*(-1.67 m/s2)*(t)2

38. -1.40 m = 0+ (-0.835 m/s2)*(t)2

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 39.(-1.40 m)/(-0.835 m/s2) = t2
40.1.68 s2 = t2
41. t = 1.29 s
42. Return to Problem 5
43.  
44.
Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 444 m/s t = 1.83 s a = ??
d = ??

45. a = (Delta v)/t

46. a = (444 m/s - 0 m/s)/(1.83 s)
47.a = 243 m/s2
48. d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
49. d = (0 m/s)*(1.83 s)+ 0.5*(243 m/s2)*(1.83 s)2
50.d = 0 m + 406 m
51.d = 406 m
52. (Note: the d can also be calculated using the equation v f2 = vi2 + 2*a*d)
53. Return to Problem 6
54.  
55.
 
56.  
57.
Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 7.10 m/s d = 35.4 m a = ??
58. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
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2

59. (7.10 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(35.4 m)

60. 50.4 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (70.8 m)*a
61.(50.4 m2/s2)/(70.8 m) = a
62.a = 0.712 m/s2
63. Return to Problem 7
64.  
65.
Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 65 m/s a = 3 m/s2 d = ??
66. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
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2

67. (65 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(3 m/s2)*d

68. 4225 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (6 m/s2)*d
69. (4225 m2/s2)/(6 m/s2) = d
70.d = 704 m

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 71. Return to Problem 8
72.  
73.
Given: Find:
vi = 22.4 m/s vf = 0 m/s t = 2.55 s d = ??
74. d = (v  + v )/2 *t
i f

75. d = (22.4 m/s + 0 m/s)/2 *2.55 s

76. d = (11.2 m/s)*2.55 s
77.d = 28.6 m
78. Return to Problem 9
79.  
80.
Given: Find:
a = -9.8 m/s2 vf = 0 m/s d = 2.62 m v  = ??
i

81. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
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2

82. (0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(2.62 m)

83. 0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 51.35 m2/s2
84.51.35 m2/s2 = vi2
85. vi = 7.17 m/s
86. Return to Problem 10
87.  
88.
Given: Find:
a = -9.8 m/s2 vf = 0 m/s d = 1.29 m v  = ??
i

t = ??

89. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
i
2

90. (0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(1.29 m)

91. 0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 25.28 m2/s2
92.25.28 m2/s2 = vi2
93. vi = 5.03 m/s
94. To find hang time, find the time to the peak and then double it.
95.vf = vi + a*t
96. 0 m/s = 5.03 m/s + (-9.8 m/s2)*tup
97. -5.03 m/s = (-9.8 m/s2)*tup
98.(-5.03 m/s)/(-9.8 m/s2) = tup
99.tup = 0.513 s
100. hang time = 1.03 s
101. Return to Problem 11
102.  
103.

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 Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 521 m/s d = 0.840 m a = ??
104. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
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2

105. (521 m/s)  = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(0.840 m)

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106. 271441 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (1.68 m)*a

107. (271441 m2/s2)/(1.68 m) = a
108. a = 1.62*105 m /s2
109. Return to Problem 12
110.  
111.
Given: Find:
a = -9.8 m/s2 vf = 0 m/s t = 3.13 s d = ??
1. (NOTE: the time required to move to the peak of the
trajectory is one-half the total hang time - 3.125 s.)
 
First use: vf = vi + a*t
0 m/s = vi + (-9.8 m/s2)*(3.13 s)
0 m/s = vi - 30.7 m/s
vi = 30.7 m/s  (30.674 m/s)
Now use: vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(0 m/s)2 = (30.7 m/s)2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(d)
0 m2/s2 = (940 m2/s2) + (-19.6 m/s2)*d
-940 m2/s2 = (-19.6 m/s2)*d
(-940 m2/s2)/(-19.6 m/s2) = d
d = 48.0 m
Return to Problem 13
 

112.
Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s d = -370 m a = -9.8 m/s2 t = ??
113. d = v *t + 0.5*a*t
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114. -370 m = (0 m/s)*(t)+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(t)2

115. -370 m = 0+ (-4.9 m/s2)*(t)2
116. (-370 m)/(-4.9 m/s2) = t2

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 117. 75.5 s2 = t2
118. t = 8.69 s
119. Return to Problem 14
120.  
121.

 
122.
Given: Find:
vi = 367 m/s vf = 0 m/s d = 0.0621 m a = ??
123. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
i
2

124. (0 m/s)2 = (367 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(0.0621 m)

125. 0 m2/s2 = (134689 m2/s2) + (0.1242 m)*a
126. -134689 m2/s2 = (0.1242 m)*a
127. (-134689 m2/s2)/(0.1242 m) = a
128. a = -1.08*106 m /s2
129. (The - sign indicates that the bullet slowed down.)
130. Return to Problem 15
131.  
132.
Given: Find:
a = -9.8 m/s2 t = 3.41 s vi = 0 m/s d = ??
133. d = v *t + 0.5*a*t
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2

134. d = (0 m/s)*(3.41 s)+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(3.41 s)2

135. d = 0 m+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(11.63 s2)
136. d = -57.0 m
137. (NOTE: the - sign indicates direction)
138. Return to Problem 16
139.  
140.
Given: Find:
a = -3.90 m/s2 vf = 0 m/s d = 290 m v  = ??
i

141. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
i
2

142. (0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-3.90 m/s2)*(290 m)

143. 0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 2262 m2/s2
144. 2262 m2/s2 = vi2
145. vi = 47.6 m /s
146. Return to Problem 17
147.  
148.

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Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 88.3 m/s d = 1365 m a = ??
t = ??

149. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
i
2

150. (88.3 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(1365 m)

151. 7797 m2/s2 = (0 m2/s2) + (2730 m)*a
152. 7797 m2/s2 = (2730 m)*a
153. (7797 m2/s2)/(2730 m) = a
154. a = 2.86 m/s2
155. vf = vi + a*t
156. 88.3 m/s = 0 m/s + (2.86 m/s2)*t
157. (88.3 m/s)/(2.86 m/s2) = t
158. t = 30. 8 s
159. Return to Problem 18
160.  
161.
Given: Find:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 112 m/s d = 398 m a = ??
162. v  = v  + 2*a*d
f
2
i
2

163. (112 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(398 m)

164. 12544 m2/s2 = 0 m2/s2 + (796 m)*a
165. 12544 m2/s2 = (796 m)*a
166. (12544 m2/s2)/(796 m) = a
167. a = 15.8 m/s2
168. Return to Problem 19
169.  
170.
Given: Find:
a = -9.8 m/s2 vf = 0 m/s d = 91.5 m v  = ??
i

t = ??

171. First, find speed in units of m/s:

172. vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
173. (0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(91.5 m)
174. 0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 1793 m2/s2
175. 1793 m2/s2 = vi2
176. vi = 42.3 m/s
177. Now convert from m/s to mi/hr:
178. vi = 42.3 m/s * (2.23 mi/hr)/(1 m/s)
179. vi = 94.4 mi/hr
180. Return to Problem 20

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