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Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions (Worksheet_2)

Conceptual Questions

1. Can an object have zero velocity and nonzero acceleration at the same time?
Give Examples
2. Can an object have zero acceleration and nonzero velocity at the same time?
Give examples
3. Can an object have acceleration in a direction other than (opposite to) its direction of
motion? Give examples
4. Can the velocity of an object ever be in a direction other than the direction of acceleration
of the object? Explain.
5. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A) An object can have a constant speed even though its velocity is changing
B) An object can have a constant velocity even though its speed is changing
C) An object can have zero velocity although its acceleration is not zero
D) An object can have zero acceleration even though its velocity is not zero
6. Can an object accelerate if its speed is constant? Can an object accelerate if its velocity is
constant?
7. State which of the following quantities, if any, remain constant as a projectile moves
through its parabolic trajectory: (a) speed, (b) acceleration, (c) horizontal component of
velocity, (d) vertical component of velocity.

Problems: Work out the following Problems carefully (Use g=10m/s2 wherever necessary)
2𝑚
1. The position of a particle is given by the following equation: 𝑥 = ( 𝑠3 ) 𝑡 3 + (2.5𝑚/𝑠)𝑡.
What is the acceleration of the particle at t=2s?
2. A person walks first at a constant speed of 6 m/s along a straight line from point A to
point B and then back along the line from B to A at a constant speed of 3 m/s.
What is (a) her average speed over the entire trip? (b) her average velocity over the entire
trip?
3. The position of a particle moving along the x axis varies in time according to the
expression x = 3t 2, where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Evaluate its position (a) at
𝑡 = 3 s and (b) at 3𝑠 + ∆t (c) Evaluate the limit of ∆x/∆t as ∆𝑡 approaches zero, to find
the velocity at 𝑡 = 3s
4. A particle moves along the x axis according to the equation x =2 + 3t - t 2, where x is in
meters and t is in seconds. At 𝑡 = 3s, find (a) the position of the particle, (b) its velocity,
(c) its acceleration (d) its average speed during the first three seconds
5. A particle moves along the x axis. Its position is given by the equation x =2 +3t - 4t 2 with
x in meters and t in seconds. Determine (a) its position when it changes direction and (b)
its velocity when it returns to the position it had at t =0.
6. Let the velocity of a particle moving on the x-direction be 𝑉 = 𝑘 ln 𝑥 , ′𝑘′ being some
constant. Determine the acceleration of the particle.

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7. A particle which is moving in a straight line with constant acceleration covers 10𝑚 and
15𝑚 in two successive seconds. Find its acceleration.
8. A freely falling object requires 1.5 s to travel the last 30 m before it hits the ground. From
what height above the ground did it fall?
9. A baseball is hit so that it travels straight upward after being struck by the bat. A fan
observes that it takes 3 s for the ball to reach its maximum height. Find (a) its initial
velocity and (b) the height it reaches.
10. An automobile travels East at 30km/hr for 2hrs and then travels North at 40km/hr for
2hrs. Find: a) The distance and displacement b) The average speed and average velocity
11. A body starts from rest and travels in a straight line for 3s with a uniform acceleration of
5m/s and continues to move at the constant velocity so acquired for a further 10s and is
finally brought to rest with uniform deceleration of 3m/s2.
i) What is the distance covered? ii) What is the total time taken?
12. Two particles A and B, at the same initial position accelerate uniformly from rest along a straight
line. After 1s, A is 0.5m ahead of B. The separation of A and B after 4s from the start is ….
13. What maximum height is reached by a ball thrown with a velocity, 𝑣⃗=(12𝑖 + 16𝑗)𝑚/𝑠 ?
14. An object is thrown vertically upward. It has a speed of 25m/s when it reaches
one –fourth of its maximum height. How high will it rise?
15. A ball is dropped from a balloon moving vertically upward with a speed of 30m/s. If the
balloon is 80m above the ground at the instant the ball is dropped, find:
A) The maximum height reached by the ball from the ground
B) The time to reach the maximum height C) The time of flight
D) The speed of the ball when it reaches the ground
16. A stone is thrown vertically upward with a speed of 100m/s. What is the time interval in
which it stays above 255m?
17. Calculate the distance travelled by a ball thrown vertically upwards in the last half second
of its ascent (Use g=10m/s2)
18. A ball is thrown with an initial velocity of 𝑣⃗0 = (10𝑖̂ + 15𝑗̂)𝑚/𝑠 m/s. When it reaches
the top of its trajectory, neglecting air resistance, what is its a) velocity? b) Acceleration?
19. A ball is released from a balloon moving upward at a velocity 𝑣0 . If the balloon is at a
height of ℎ0 at the instant the ball is released, show that the time it takes to reach the
𝑣𝑜 2𝑔ℎ𝑜
Earth is given by 𝑇𝑓 = [1 + √1 + ], g is acceleration due to gravity.
𝑔 𝑣𝑜 2

20. At 𝑡 = 0, a particle moving in the 𝑥𝑦 plane with constant acceleration has a velocity of
⃗⃗𝑜 = (3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂)𝑚/𝑠 and is at the origin. At 𝑡 = 3𝑠, the particle’s velocity is
𝒗
⃗⃗𝑓 = (9𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂)𝑚/𝑠. Find: a) acceleration of the particle b) its coordinates at any time 𝑡
𝒗

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