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d = (vo + vf) t
2
a = (vf - vo)
t
Example: A car traveling at 20 m/s slows to a stop in 5 seconds. What was its acceleration?
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t = 5 sec
a = (vf - vo)
a = 0m/s-20m/s = - 4 m/s2
vo = 20 m/s
t
5 sec
vf = o m/s
Speed
decreases
2. What is the distance gone by the car in the example above before it comes to a stop?
50 m
3. How much time does it take for a cheetah to accelerate at 20 m/s2 from rest to a speed
of 40 m/s?
2 sec
4. What distance will the cheetah travel while accelerating to this speed?
40 m
200 m/s
6. How long does the runway have to be for the landing of the jet in problem 5?
4000 m
7. A shark swimming in the ocean sees a passing fish swimming by and accelerates at
2 m/s2 to a speed of 20 m/s to overtake it, doing so in 3 seconds. What was the sharks
initial speed?
14 m/s
8. How far did the shark of problem 7 swim in pursuit of the fish before overtaking it?
51 m
9. If the shark accidentally swims over a cliff and freefalls, how long will it take to reach a
speed of 49 m/s?
5 sec
10. How far will the shark have fallen to reach a speed of 49 m/s?
-122.5 m
11. A startled cat leaps straight up into the air, coming to rest briefly before falling back
down. If the round trip took 3 seconds, with what speed did the cat leave the ground?
14.7 m/s
12. To what height did the cat of problem 11 rise before falling back down?
11 m
13. A glass falls off a table top and hits the ground at 5.4 m/s. How much time does it take
to hit the ground below?
0.55 sec
1.48 m
15. A ball is shot straight up into the air at an initial speed speed of 100 m/s. What is its
velocity (speed and direction) 15 seconds later?
16. How much time did the ball in problem 15 take to reach its maximum height?
- 47 m/s
downward
10.2 sec
510 m
18. A stone is thrown straight down from a tall building at an initial speed of 30 m/s. A
short time later, it reaches the ground with a speed of 80 m/s. How long did it take to
reach the ground?
5.1 sec
7.1 sec