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MotionofTwoRockets
LearningGoal:
Tolearntouseimagesofanobjectinmotiontodetermineposition,velocity,andacceleration.
Twotoyrocketsaretravelinginthesamedirection(takentobethexaxis).Adiagramisshownofatimeexposureimagewhere
astroboscopehasilluminatedtherocketsattheuniformtimeintervalsindicated.
PartA
Atwhattime(s)dotherocketshavethesamevelocity?
Hint1.Howtodeterminethevelocity
Thediagramshowsposition,notvelocity.Youcan'tfindinstantaneousvelocityfromthisdiagram,butyoucan
determinetheaveragevelocitybetweentwotimest1 andt2 :
x(t 2 )x(t 1 )
vavg [t1 , t2 ] = .
t 2 t 1
Notethatnopositionvaluesaregiveninthediagramyouwillneedtoestimatethesebasedonthedistancebetween
successivepositionsoftherockets.
ANSWER:
attimet = 1 only
attimet = 4 only
attimest = 1 andt = 4
atsomeinstantintimebetweent = 1 andt = 4
atnotimeshowninthefigure
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PartB
Atwhattime(s)dotherocketshavethesamexposition?
ANSWER:
attimet = 1 only
attimet = 4 only
attimest = 1 andt = 4
atsomeinstantintimebetweent = 1 andt = 4
atnotimeshowninthefigure
Correct
PartC
Atwhattime(s)dothetworocketshavethesameacceleration?
Hint1.Howtodeterminetheacceleration
Thevelocityisrelatedtothespacingbetweenimagesinastroboscopicdiagram.Sinceaccelerationistherateat
whichvelocitychanges,theaccelerationisrelatedtothehowmuchthisspacingchangesfromoneintervaltothe
next.
ANSWER:
attimet = 1 only
attimet = 4 only
attimest = 1 andt = 4
atsomeinstantintimebetweent = 1 andt = 4
atnotimeshowninthefigure
Correct
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PartD
ThemotionoftherocketlabeledAisanexampleofmotionwithuniform(i.e.,constant)__________.
ANSWER:
andnonzeroacceleration
velocity
position
time
Correct
PartE
ThemotionoftherocketlabeledBisanexampleofmotionwithuniform(i.e.,constant)__________.
ANSWER:
andnonzeroacceleration
velocity
position
time
Correct
PartF
Atwhattime(s)isrocketAaheadofrocketB?
Hint1.Usethediagram
Youcananswerthisquestionbylookingatthediagramandidentifyingthetime(s)whenrocketAistotherightof
rocketB.
ANSWER:
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beforet = 1 only
aftert = 4 only
beforet = 1 andaftert = 4
betweent = 1 andt = 4
atnotime(s)showninthefigure
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