Physics 521

1. A golf ball rolls up the hill towards the hole.

a) If it starts with the velocity of 2.0 m/s and accelerates a constant rate of -0.5 m/s2, what
is its velocity after 2.0 s ? [1.0 m/s]
b) If the acceleration occurs for 6.0 s, what is its final velocity ? [-1.0 m/s]
c) Describe, in words the motion of the golf ball.
2. A rocket traveling at 88 m/s is accelerated uniformly to 132 m/s over a 15 s interval. What is
its displacement during this time? [1700 m]
3. A driver brings a car traveling at 22 m/s to a full stop in 2.0 s. Assume its acceleration is
constant.
a) What is the cars acceleration? [-11 m/s2]
b) How far does it travel before stopping? [22 m]
4. A bus traveling at 30 km/hr accelerates a constant 3.5 m/s2, for 6.8 s. What is its final velocity
in km/hr? [120 km/hr]
5. If a car accelerates from rest at a constant 5.5 m/s2, how long will be required to reach 28 m/s?
[5.1 s]
6. A car accelerates a constant rate from 15 m/s to 25 m/s while it travels 125 m. how long does
this motion take? [6.3 s]
7. A car slows from 22 m/s to 3 m/s with a constant acceleration of -2.1 m/s2. How long does it
require? [9.0 s]
8. A race car traveling at 44 m/s is uniformly accelerated to a velocity of 22 m/s over a 11 s
interval. What is its displacement during this time? [360 m]
9. A car is initially sliding backwards down the hill at -25 km/hr. The driver gunns the car. By
the time the cars velocity is 35 km/hr, it is 3.2 m from its starting point. Assume the car was
uniformly accelerated, find the acceleration. [7.3 m/s2]
10. A bike rider accelerates constantly to a velocity of 7.5 m/s during 4.5 s. The bikes
displacement is 19 m. What was the initial velocity of the bike? [0.94 m/s]
11. Starting from rest, a race car moves on 110 m in the first 5.0 s of the uniform acceleration.
What is the cars acceleration? [8.8 m/s2]

12. A spacecraft traveling at a velocity of 1210 m/s is uniformly accelerated at -150 m/s2. If the
acceleration lasts for 8.68 s, what is the final velocity of the craft? Explain your results in words.
[-90 m/s]
13. A biker passes a lamp post at the crest of the hill at 4.5 m/s. She accelerates down the hill at
a constant rate of 0.40 m/s2 for 12 s. How far does she move down the hill during this time?
[83 m]
14. An airplane accelerates from a velocity of 21 m/s at the constant rate of 3.0 m/s2 over 535 m.
What is its final velocity? [60 m/s]
15. An airplane starts from rest and accelerates at a constant 3.00 m/s2 for 30.0 s before leaving
the ground. What is its displacement during this time? [1350 m]
16. A person wearing a shoulder harness can survive a car crash if the acceleration is smaller
than -300 m/s2. Assuming constant acceleration how far must the front end of the car collapse if
it crashes while going 101 km/hr? [1.32 m]
17. A brick Falls freely from a high scaffold.
a) What is its velocity after 4.0 s? [-39 m/s]
b) How far does the brick fall during the first 4.0 s? [-78 m]
18. If you drop a golf ball how far does it fall in half of a second? [-1.2 m]
19. A man falls 1.0 m to the floor.
a) How long does it take to fall? [0.45 s]
b) How fast is it going when he hits the floor? [-4.4 m/s]
20. A pitcher throws a baseball straight up with an initial speed of 27 m/s.
a) How long does it take the ball to reach its highest point? [2.8 s]
b) How high does the ball rise above its release point? [37 m]