A rocket, initially at rest, is fired vertically with an upward acceleration of 10 m/s2. At an altitude of 0.50 km, the engine of the rocket cuts off. What is the maximum altitude it achieves?

A) 1.9 km B) 1.3 km C) 1.6 km D) 1.0 km E) 2.1 km A) 1.9 km B) 1.3 km C) 1.6 km D) 1.0 km E) 2.1 km

A toy rocket, launched from the ground, rises vertically with an acceleration of 20 m/s2 for 6.0 s until its motor stops. Disregarding any air resistance, what maximum height above the ground will the rocket achieve?

A) 1.1 km B) 0.73 km C) 1.9 km D) 0.39 km E) 1.5 km A) 1.1 km B) 0.73 km C) 1.9 km D) 0.39 km E) 1.5 km

A particle starts from rest at xi = 0 and moves for 10 s with an acceleration of +2.0 cm/s2. For the next 20 s, the acceleration of the particle is −1.0 cm/s2. What is the position of the particle at the end of this motion?

A) zero B) +3.0 m C) −1.0 m D) +2.0 m E) −3.0 m A) zero B) +3.0 m C) −1.0 m D) +2.0 m E) −3.0 m

A proton moving along the x axis has an initial velocity of 4.0 × 106 m/s and a constant acceleration of 6.0 × 1012 m/s2. What is the velocity of the proton after it has traveled a distance of 80 cm?

A) 5.1 × 106 m/s B) 6.3 × 106 m/s C) 4.8 × 106 m/s D) 3.9 × 106 m/s E) 2.9 × 106 m/s A) 5.1 × 106 m/s B) 6.3 × 106 m/s C) 4.8 × 106 m/s D) 3.9 × 106 m/s E) 2.9 × 106 m/s

Exam 2: Motion in One Dimension

A rocket, initially at rest, is fired vertically with an upward acceleration of 10 m/s². At an altitude of 0.50 km, the engine of the rocket cuts off. What is the maximum altitude it achieves?

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A toy rocket, launched from the ground, rises vertically with an acceleration of 20 m/s² for 6.0 s until its motor stops. Disregarding any air resistance, what maximum height above the ground will the rocket achieve?

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Question 42

In 2.0 s, a particle moving with constant acceleration along the x axis goes from x = 10 m to x = 50 m. The velocity at the end of this time interval is 10 m/s. What is the acceleration of the particle?

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An object is thrown downward with an initial (t = 0) speed of 10 m/s from a height of 60 m above the ground. At the same instant (t = 0), a second object is propelled vertically upward from ground level with a speed of 40 m/s. At what height above the ground will the two objects pass each other?

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Question 44

V_x is the velocity of a particle moving along the x axis as shown. If x = 2.0 m at t = 1.0 s, what is the position of the particle at t = 6.0 s?

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Question 45

In 20 minutes, Kara ran 2.40 km on a treadmill facing due east. Relative to the gym, what were her displacement and average velocity during this time interval?

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Question 46

A particle starts from rest at x_i = 0 and moves for 10 s with an acceleration of +2.0 cm/s². For the next 20 s, the acceleration of the particle is −1.0 cm/s². What is the position of the particle at the end of this motion?

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An automobile traveling along a straight road increases its speed from 30.0 m/s to 50.0 m/s in a distance of 180 m. If the acceleration is constant, how much time elapses while the auto moves this distance?

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Question 48

The graph below shows the velocity versus time graph for a ball. Which explanation best fits the motion of the ball as shown by the graph?

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Question 49

At t = 0, a particle is located at x = 25 m and has a velocity of 15 m/s in the positive x direction. The acceleration of the particle varies with time as shown in the diagram. What is the position of the particle at t = 5.0 s?

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Question 50

A speedy tortoise can run with a velocity of 10.0 cm/s and a hare can run 20.0 times as fast. In a race, they both start at the same time, but the hare stops to rest for 2.00 minutes. The tortoise wins by a shell (20.0 cm). What was the length of the race?

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Question 51

A problem may be solved more easily when alternative representations are used. The best strategy is to formulate representations in an order that assists in understanding the physical principles involved. Of the orders given below, the one that will work best most often is

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Question 52

A 50-gram superball traveling at 25.0 m/s is bounced off a brick wall and rebounds at 22.0 m/s. A high-speed camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.50 ms, what is the average acceleration of the ball during this time interval?

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Question 53

Two identical balls are at rest and side by side at the top of a hill. You let one ball, A, start rolling down the hill. A little later you start the second ball, B, down the hill by giving it a shove. The second ball rolls down the hill along a line parallel to the path of the first ball and passes it. At the instant ball B passes ball A:

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Question 54

A skier leaves a ski jump with a horizontal velocity of 29.4 m/s. The instant before she lands three seconds later, the magnitudes of the horizontal and vertical components of her velocity are:

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Question 55

Two identical balls are at rest side by side at the bottom of a hill. Some time after ball A is kicked up the hill, ball B is given a kick up the hill. Ball A is headed downhill when it passes ball B headed up the hill. At the instant when ball A passes ball B,

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Question 56

A boy on a skate board skates off a horizontal bench at a velocity of 10 m/s. One tenth of a second after he leaves the bench, to two significant figures, the magnitudes of his velocity and acceleration are:

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Question 57

A stone is thrown from the top of a building with an initial velocity of 20 m/s downward. The top of the building is 60 m above the ground. How much time elapses between the instant of release and the instant of impact with the ground?

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Question 58

A proton moving along the x axis has an initial velocity of 4.0 × 10⁶ m/s and a constant acceleration of 6.0 × 10¹² m/s². What is the velocity of the proton after it has traveled a distance of 80 cm?

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Question 59

The equation that solves a problem is . The problem is:

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Exam 2: Motion in One Dimension

A rocket, initially at rest, is fired vertically with an upward acceleration of 10 m/s2. At an altitude of 0.50 km, the engine of the rocket cuts off. What is the maximum altitude it achieves?

A toy rocket, launched from the ground, rises vertically with an acceleration of 20 m/s2 for 6.0 s until its motor stops. Disregarding any air resistance, what maximum height above the ground will the rocket achieve?

In 2.0 s, a particle moving with constant acceleration along the x axis goes from x = 10 m to x = 50 m. The velocity at the end of this time interval is 10 m/s. What is the acceleration of the particle?

An object is thrown downward with an initial (t = 0) speed of 10 m/s from a height of 60 m above the ground. At the same instant (t = 0), a second object is propelled vertically upward from ground level with a speed of 40 m/s. At what height above the ground will the two objects pass each other?

Vx is the velocity of a particle moving along the x axis as shown. If x = 2.0 m at t = 1.0 s, what is the position of the particle at t = 6.0 s?

In 20 minutes, Kara ran 2.40 km on a treadmill facing due east. Relative to the gym, what were her displacement and average velocity during this time interval?

A particle starts from rest at xi = 0 and moves for 10 s with an acceleration of +2.0 cm/s2. For the next 20 s, the acceleration of the particle is −1.0 cm/s2. What is the position of the particle at the end of this motion?

An automobile traveling along a straight road increases its speed from 30.0 m/s to 50.0 m/s in a distance of 180 m. If the acceleration is constant, how much time elapses while the auto moves this distance?

The graph below shows the velocity versus time graph for a ball. Which explanation best fits the motion of the ball as shown by the graph?

At t = 0, a particle is located at x = 25 m and has a velocity of 15 m/s in the positive x direction. The acceleration of the particle varies with time as shown in the diagram. What is the position of the particle at t = 5.0 s?

A speedy tortoise can run with a velocity of 10.0 cm/s and a hare can run 20.0 times as fast. In a race, they both start at the same time, but the hare stops to rest for 2.00 minutes. The tortoise wins by a shell (20.0 cm). What was the length of the race?

A problem may be solved more easily when alternative representations are used. The best strategy is to formulate representations in an order that assists in understanding the physical principles involved. Of the orders given below, the one that will work best most often is

A 50-gram superball traveling at 25.0 m/s is bounced off a brick wall and rebounds at 22.0 m/s. A high-speed camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.50 ms, what is the average acceleration of the ball during this time interval?

A skier leaves a ski jump with a horizontal velocity of 29.4 m/s. The instant before she lands three seconds later, the magnitudes of the horizontal and vertical components of her velocity are:

Two identical balls are at rest side by side at the bottom of a hill. Some time after ball A is kicked up the hill, ball B is given a kick up the hill. Ball A is headed downhill when it passes ball B headed up the hill. At the instant when ball A passes ball B,

A boy on a skate board skates off a horizontal bench at a velocity of 10 m/s. One tenth of a second after he leaves the bench, to two significant figures, the magnitudes of his velocity and acceleration are:

A stone is thrown from the top of a building with an initial velocity of 20 m/s downward. The top of the building is 60 m above the ground. How much time elapses between the instant of release and the instant of impact with the ground?

A proton moving along the x axis has an initial velocity of 4.0 × 106 m/s and a constant acceleration of 6.0 × 1012 m/s2. What is the velocity of the proton after it has traveled a distance of 80 cm?

The equation that solves a problem is . The problem is:

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A rocket, initially at rest, is fired vertically with an upward acceleration of 10 m/s². At an altitude of 0.50 km, the engine of the rocket cuts off. What is the maximum altitude it achieves?

A toy rocket, launched from the ground, rises vertically with an acceleration of 20 m/s² for 6.0 s until its motor stops. Disregarding any air resistance, what maximum height above the ground will the rocket achieve?

V_x is the velocity of a particle moving along the x axis as shown. If x = 2.0 m at t = 1.0 s, what is the position of the particle at t = 6.0 s?

A particle starts from rest at x_i = 0 and moves for 10 s with an acceleration of +2.0 cm/s². For the next 20 s, the acceleration of the particle is −1.0 cm/s². What is the position of the particle at the end of this motion?

A proton moving along the x axis has an initial velocity of 4.0 × 10⁶ m/s and a constant acceleration of 6.0 × 10¹² m/s². What is the velocity of the proton after it has traveled a distance of 80 cm?