dickinson (jkd959) HW 2.

4 Motion of with Constant Acceleration bailey (145)

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001 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
The initial speed of a body is 7.01 m/s.
What is its speed after 2.14 s if it accelerates
uniformly at 3.64 m/s2 ?

Explanation:
Let :

a = 1.8 m/s2
t = 6.1 s .

and

Since x0 = v0 = 0, the distance is

x = x0 + v0 t +

1 2 1 2
at = at
2
2

1
= (1.8 m/s2 )(6.1 s)2 = 33.489 m .
2

Correct answer: 14.7996 m/s.

Explanation:
Let :

v0 = 7.01 m/s
a1 = 3.64 m/s2 ,
t = 2.14 s .

and

v = v0 + a1 t ,
= 7.01 m/s + (3.64 m/s2 ) (2.14 s)

004 10.0 points

A car, moving along a straight stretch of highway, begins to accelerate at 0.0152 m/s2 . It
takes the car 69 s to cover 1 km.
How fast was the car going when it first
began to accelerate?
Correct answer: 13.9684 m/s.
Explanation:

= 14.7996 m/s .
Let : a = 0.0152 m/s2 ,
t = 69 s , and
d = 1 km .

002 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points

What is its speed after 2.14 s if it accelerates
uniformly at 3.64 m/s2 ?
Correct answer: 0.7796 m/s.
Explanation:
Let :

d = v0 t +

1 2
at
2

d 1
at
t
2
1 km 1
=
(0.0152 m/s2 ) (69 s)
69 s
2
= 13.9684 m/s .

v0 =
a2 = 3.64 m/s2 .

v = v0 + a2 t
= 7.01 m/s + (3.64 m/s2 ) (2.14 s)
= 0.7796 m/s ,
which has a magnitude of 0.7796 m/s .
003 10.0 points
A car starts from rest and accelerates for 6.1 s
with an acceleration of 1.8 m/s2 .
How far does it travel?
Correct answer: 33.489 m.

005 10.0 points

A car accelerates from rest at 7.9 m/s2 .
How much time does it need to attain a
speed of 8 m/s?
Correct answer: 1.01266 s.
Explanation:
Let :

a = 7.9 m/s2
v = 8 m/s .

and

dickinson (jkd959) HW 2.4 Motion of with Constant Acceleration bailey (145)

vf = vo + a t = a t
vf
8 m/s
t=
=
= 1.01266 s .
a
7.9 m/s2
006 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A plane cruising at 255 m/s accelerates at
24 m/s2 for 4.3 s.
What is its final velocity?
Correct answer: 358.2 m/s.

Let :

a = 80 m/s2 and
t = 0.83 min .

vf = vo + a t = a t
= (80 m/s2 ) (0.83 min)

60 s
1 min

= 3984 m/s .

Explanation:
Let :

v = 255 m/s ,
a = 24 m/s2 ,
t = 4.3 s .

and

v = v0 + a t
= 255 m/s + (24 m/s2 ) (4.3 s)

009 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

A motorist traveling at 15 m/s encounters a
deer in the road 42 m ahead.
If the maximum acceleration the vehicles
brakes are capable of is 7 m/s2 , what is the
maximum reaction time of the motorist that
will allow her or him to avoid hitting the deer?
Correct answer: 1.72857 s.
Explanation:

= 358.2 m/s .
007 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
How far will it have traveled in that time?
Correct answer: 1318.38 m.

Let : v0 = 15 m/s ,
v = 0 m/s , and
a = 7 m/s2 .

Explanation:

sf = so + v0 t +
= vt+

1 2
at
2

v 2 = v02 + 2 a xstop = 0
v02
(15 m/s)2
xstop =
=
2a
2 (7 m/s2 )
= 16.0714 m , and

1 2
at
2

= (255 m/s) (4.3 s) +

1
(24 m/s2 ) (4.3 s)2
2

= 1318.38 m .
008 10.0 points
A rocket initially at rest accelerates at a rate
of 80 m/s2 for 0.83 min.
What is its speed at the end of this time?
Correct answer: 3984 m/s.
Explanation:

x xstop = v0 t
x xstop
42 m 16.0714 m
=
t =
v0
15 m/s
= 1.72857 s .
010 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
If his or her reaction time is 2.00857 s, how
fast will (s) he be traveling when (s)he reaches
the deer?

dickinson (jkd959) HW 2.4 Motion of with Constant Acceleration bailey (145)

Correct answer: 7.66812 m/s.
Explanation:
Let : t = 2.00857 s .
v 2 = v02 + 2 a xslow

highway with a constant speed of 31 m/s. Initially a car is 75 m behind the train, traveling
in the same direction as the train at 42 m/s
and accelerating at 3 m/s2 .
What is the speed of the car just as it passes
the train?
Correct answer: 54.8956 m/s.

2 a (x v0 t)
= 2 (7 m/s2 )
[42 m (15 m/s) (2.00857 s)]
= 166.2 m2 /s2 ,

so

q
v = v02 + 2 a (x v0 t)
q
= (15 m/s)2 + (166.2 m2 /s2 )
= 7.66812 m/s .

Explanation:
Let : xot = 75 m ,
vt = 31 m/s ,
at
xoc
voc
ac

= 0 m/s2 ,
= 0 m,
= 42 m/s ,
= 3 m/s2 .

and

After a time t, the car will be at position

011 10.0 points
The barrel of a rifle has a length of 0.974 m. A
bullet leaves the muzzle of a rifle with a speed
of 635 m/s.
What is the acceleration of the bullet while
in the barrel? A bullet in a rifle barrel does
not have constant acceleration, but constant
acceleration is to be assumed for this problem.
Correct answer: 2.06994 105 m/s2 .
Explanation:

Let :

= 0.974 m ,
vi = 0 m/s , and
vf = 635 m/s .

xc = voc t +

1
a c t2 ,
2

and the train at

xt = xot + vt t .
When the car catches up with the train
after time t,
xc = xt
1 2
voc t + a t = xot + vt t
2
a t2 + 2 (voc vt ) t 2 xot = 0

Applying the quadratic equation

b b2 4 a c
.
t=
2a

Under constant acceleration,

vf2 = vi2 + 2 a = 2 a
vf2

(635 m/s)2
a=
=
2
2 (0.974 m)
= 2.06994 105 m/s2 .
012 10.0 points
A train is moving parallel and adjacent to a

b = 2 (voc vt ) t
= 2 (42 m/s 31 m/s) (4.29854 s)
= 22 m
and the discriminant
b2 + 8 a xot = (22 m)2 + 8 (3 m/s2 ) (75 m)
= 2284 m2 , so

dickinson (jkd959) HW 2.4 Motion of with Constant Acceleration bailey (145)

22 m 2284 m2
t=
= 4.29854 s
2 (3 m/s2 )
and the velocity of the car is
vc = voc + a t
= 42 m/s + (3 m/s2 )(4.29854 s)

015 10.0 points

A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a
speed of 24.3 km/h in 5.1 s.
Find the distance it travels during this time.
Correct answer: 17.2125 m.
Explanation:

= 54.8956 m/s .
Let :
013 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
An electron in a cathode-ray-tube (CRT) accelerates from 15200 m/s to 8.07 106 m/s
over 1.21 cm.
How long does the electron take to travel
this distance?
Correct answer: 2.99312 109 s.
Explanation:

Let : x = 1.21 cm ,
v0 = 15200 m/s , and
v = 8.07 106 m/s .
1
(v0 + v)t
2
2x
2(0.0121 m)
t=
=
v0 + v
15200 m/s + 8.07 106 m/s

x=

= 2.99312 109 s .
014 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is its acceleration?
Correct answer: 2.6911 1015 m/s2 .
Explanation:

v 2 = v02 + 2 a x
v 2 v02
a=
2x
8.07 106 m/s2 15200 m/s2
=
2(0.0121 m)
= 2.6911 1015 m/s2 .

vi = 0 km/h ,
vf = 24.3 km/h ,
t = 5.1 s .

and

vi + vf
1
t = vf t
2
2
1
1000 m
= (24.3 km/h) (5.1 s)
2
1 km
1h

3600 s
= 17.2125 m .

x =