1. If a particle position is given by the expression x ( t )=3.4 t 3−5.

4 t meters, what is the acceleration of

the particle after t = 5 seconds? Ans: 102 m/s

2. A ball is dropped from a building 100 m high. If the mass of the ball is 10 gm after what time will the
ball will strike the earth? Ans: 4.52 s

3. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation of 1000 m from the ground intended to hit the target at an
elevation of 200 m from the ground. If the plane was flying at a velocity of 300 km/hr, at what distance
from the target must the bomb be dropped to hit the target. Wind velocity and atmospheric pressure to
be disregarded. Ans: 1064.2 m

4. A baseball thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100
m/s at angle of 30⁰ above the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball attain its original
level? Ans: 883 m

5. What is the resultant velocity of a point of x-component Vx = t3 - 1, and y-component Vy = t2 – t at time

t = 4? Ans: 64.1326

6. A 100 kN block slides down a plane inclined at an angle of 30⁰ with the horizontal. Neglecting
friction, find the force that causes the block to slide. Ans: 50 kN

7. A bullet is fired at an initial velocity of 350 m/s and an angle of 50⁰ with the horizontal. Neglecting air
resistance, how long will the bullet travel before hitting the ground? Ans: 54.66 sec

8. A horizontal platform 6 m in diameter revolves so that a point on its rim moves to 6.28 m/s. Find its
angular speed in rpm. Ans: 20

9. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 800 feet is travelling at 27 ft/s. His speed in the tangential
direction increases at the rate of 3 ft/s2. What is the cyclist’s total acceleration? Ans: 3.13 ft/s 2

10. An automobile has a power output of 1 hp. When it pulls a cart with a force of 300 N, what is the cart’s
velocity? Ans: 2.49 m/s

11. A stone is thrown vertically upward from the ground with a velocity of 48.3 ft per sec (14.72 m per
sec). One second later another stone is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 96.6 ft per sec (29.44
m per sec). How far above the ground will the stones be at the same level? Ans: 36.064ft

12. A stone is dropped down a well and 5 sec later, the sounds of the splash is heard. If the velocity of
sound is 1120 ft/sec (341.376 m/s), what is the depth of the well? Ans: 353.31ft

13. A stone is thrown vertically up from the ground with a velocity of 300 ft per sec (91.44 m/s). How long
must one wait before dropping a second stone from the top of a 600-ft (182.88-m) tower if the two
stones are to pass each other 200 ft (60.96 m) from the top of the tower? Ans: t=13.66sec

14. A ship being launched slides down the ways with constant acceleration. She takes 8 sec to slide (the
first foot | 0.3048 meter). How long will she take to slide down the ways if their length is (625 ft | 190.5
m)?Ans: t=200sec or 3 min, 20sec
15. On a certain stretch of track, trains run at 60 mph (96.56 kph). How far back of a stopped train should
be a warning torpedo be placed to signal an oncoming train? Assume that the brakes are applied at once
and retard the train at the uniform rate of 2 ft/sec2 (0.61 m/s2). Ans: 1936ft or 0.3667mi