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1. The speed, , of an object is given by the equation , where t

v v = At 3 − Bt + C
refers to time. What are the dimensions (or SI units) of A, B, and C?
2. Sketch a plot of velocity vs. time for a cart on an incline being tracked by a
motion sensor after it is initially pushed away from the sensor, climbs the hill
and then rolls back to its starting point.
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3. A ball is thrown straight up in the air. For which situation are both the
instantaneous velocity and the acceleration zero?
(a) On the way up
(b) At the top of the flight path
(c) On the way down
(d) Halfway up and halfway down
(e) None of these

1. A caveman trained in physics wishes to determine the speed a slingshot

imparts to a rock. How can this be done using only a meter stick, a rock, and
the slingshot?
2. Use arrows to sketch the x- and y-components of the velocity vectors at each
second in the flight of the ball kicked horizontally from the roof of a tall
building. The first arrow is provided.

Problems: (10 points each)

1. The best leaper in the animal kingdom is the puma, which can jump to a
height of 4 meters when leaving the ground at an angle of 45o. With what
speed, in SI units, must the animal leave the ground to reach that height?
2. A river flows due east at 1.5 m/s. A boat crosses the river from the south
shore to the north shore by maintaining a constant velocity of 10 m/s due
north relative to the water. (a) What is the velocity of the boat relative to the
shore? (b) If the river is 300 m wide, how far downstream has the boat
moved by the time it reaches the north shore?
3. A parachutist with a camera descends at a constant downward velocity of 10
m/s. The parachutist releases the camera at an altitude of 50 m. What is
the camera’s velocity when it strikes the ground?
4. A car starts from rest and travels for 5 s with a uniform acceleration of +1.5
m/s2. The driver then applies the brakes, causing a uniform acceleration of -2
m/s2. If the brakes are applied for 3 s, (a) how fast is the car going at the end
of the braking period, and (b) how far has the car gone?
5. A person travels by car from one city to another with different constant
speeds between pairs of cities. She drives for 30 min at 80 km/h, 12 min at
100 km/h, and 45 min at 40 km/h and spends 15 min eating lunch and buying
gas. Determine the average speed for the trip.