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121. A car starts from rest and with constant

acceleration achieves a velocity of 15 m>s when it travels a
distance of 200 m. Determine the acceleration of the car
and the time required.

Kinematics:
v0 = 0, v = 15 m>s, s0 = 0, and s = 200 m.
+ B
A:

v2 = v0 2 + 2ac(s - s0)
152 = 02 + 2ac(200 - 0)
ac = 0.5625 m>s2

+ B
A:

Ans.

v = v0 + act
15 = 0 + 0.5625t
t = 26.7 s

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122. A train starts from rest at a station and travels with

a constant acceleration of 1 m>s2. Determine the velocity of
the train when t = 30 s and the distance traveled during
this time.

Kinematics:
ac = 1 m>s2, v0 = 0, s0 = 0, and t = 30 s.
+ B
A:

v = v0 + act
Ans.

= 0 + 1(30) = 30 m>s
+ B
A:

s = s0 + v0t +

= 0 + 0 +

1 2
at
2 c

1
(1) A 302 B
2

= 450 m

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123. An elevator descends from rest with an acceleration

of 5 ft>s2 until it achieves a velocity of 15 ft>s. Determine the
time required and the distance traveled.

Kinematics:
ac = 5 ft>s2, v0 = 0, v = 15 ft>s, and s0 = 0.

A+TB

v = v0 + act
15 = 0 + 5t
t = 3s

A+TB

Ans.

v2 = v0 2 + 2ac(s - s0)
152 = 02 + 2(5)(s - 0)
s = 22.5 ft

Ans.

*124. A car is traveling at 15 m>s, when the traffic light

50 m ahead turns yellow. Determine the required constant
deceleration of the car and the time needed to stop the car
at the light.

Kinematics:
v0 = 0, s0 = 0, s = 50 m and v0 = 15 m>s.
+ B
A:

v2 = v0 2 + 2ac(s - s0)
0 = 152 + 2ac(50 - 0)
ac = -2.25 m>s2 = 2.25 m>s2 ;

+ B
A:

Ans.

v = v0 + act
0 = 15 + (-2.25)t
t = 6.67 s

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125. A particle is moving along a straight line with the

acceleration a = (12t 3t1/2) ft>s2, where t is in seconds.
Determine the velocity and the position of the particle as a
function of time. When t = 0, v = 0 and s = 15 ft.

Velocity:
+ B
A:

dv = a dt
t

dv =

L0

L0

A 12t - 3t1>2 B dt

v0 = A 6t2 - 2t3>2 B 2
v

t
0

v = A 6t2 - 2t3>2 B ft>s

Ans.

Position: Using this result and the initial condition s = 15 ft at t = 0 s,

+ B
A:

ds = v dt
s

ds =

L15 ft

L0

A 6t2 - 2t3>2 B dt

s15 ft = a 2t3 s

s = a 2t3 -

4 5>2 2 t
t b
5
0

4 5>2
t + 15 bft
5

Ans.

126. A ball is released from the bottom of an elevator

which is traveling upward with a velocity of 6 ft>s. If the ball
strikes the bottom of the elevator shaft in 3 s, determine the
height of the elevator from the bottom of the shaft at the
instant the ball is released. Also, find the velocity of the ball
when it strikes the bottom of the shaft.
Kinematics: When the ball is released, its velocity will be the same as the elevator at
the instant of release. Thus, v0 = 6 ft>s. Also, t = 3 s, s0 = 0, s = -h, and
ac = -32.2 ft>s2.

A+cB

s = s0 + v0t +

1
a t2
2 c

-h = 0 + 6(3) +

1
(-32.2) A 32 B
2

h = 127 ft

A+cB

Ans.

v = v0 + act
v = 6 + (-32.2)(3)
= -90.6 ft>s = 90.6 ft>s

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127. A car has an initial speed of 25 m>s and a constant

deceleration of 3 m>s2. Determine the velocity of the car
when t = 4 s. What is the displacement of the car during the
4-s time interval? How much time is needed to stop the car?
v = v0 + act
Ans.

v = 25 + (-3)(4) = 13 m>s
s = s - s0 = v0 t +

1
a t2
2 c

s = s - 0 = 25(4) +

1
(-3)(4)2 = 76 m
2

Ans.

v = v0 + ac t
0 = 25 + (-3)(t)
t = 8.33 s

Ans.

*128. If a particle has an initial velocity of v0 = 12 ft>s to

the right, at s0 = 0, determine its position when t = 10 s, if
a = 2 ft>s2 to the left.
+ B
A:

s = s0 + v0 t +

1
a t2
2 c

= 0 + 12(10) +

1
( -2)(10)2
2

= 20 ft

Ans.

129. The acceleration of a particle traveling along a

straight line is a = k>v, where k is a constant. If s = 0,
v = v0 when t = 0, determine the velocity of the particle as
a function of time t.
Velocity:
+ B
A:

dt =

dv
a

dt =

L0
t

L0

dv
k>v
Lv0
v

dt =

1
vdv
k
Lv0

t
1 2 2v
t2 =
v
2k v0
0

t =

1
A v2 - v0 2 B
2k

v = 22kt + v0 2

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1210. Car A starts from rest at t = 0 and travels along a

straight road with a constant acceleration of 6 ft>s2 until it
reaches a speed of 80 ft>s. Afterwards it maintains this
speed. Also, when t = 0, car B located 6000 ft down the
road is traveling towards A at a constant speed of 60 ft>s.
Determine the distance traveled by car A when they pass
each other.

60 ft/s
A

6000 ft

Distance Traveled: Time for car A to achives y = 80 ft>s can be obtained by

applying Eq. 124.
+ B
A:

y = y0 + ac t
80 = 0 + 6t
t = 13.33 s

The distance car A travels for this part of motion can be determined by applying
Eq. 126.
+ B
A:

y2 = y20 + 2ac (s - s0)

802 = 0 + 2(6)(s1 - 0)
s1 = 533.33 ft

For the second part of motion, car A travels with a constant velocity of y = 80 ft>s
and the distance traveled in t = (t1 - 13.33) s (t1 is the total time) is
+ B
A:

s2 = yt = 80(t1 - 13.33)

Car B travels in the opposite direction with a constant velocity of y = 60 ft>s and
the distance traveled in t1 is
+ B
A:

s3 = yt1 = 60t1

It is required that
s1 + s2 + s3 = 6000
533.33 + 80(t1 - 13.33) + 60t1 = 6000
t1 = 46.67 s
The distance traveled by car A is
sA = s1 + s2 = 533.33 + 80(46.67 - 13.33) = 3200 ft

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1211. A particle travels along a straight line with a

velocity v = (12 - 3t2) m>s, where t is in seconds. When
t = 1 s, the particle is located 10 m to the left of the origin.
Determine the acceleration when t = 4 s, the displacement
from t = 0 to t = 10 s, and the distance the particle travels
during this time period.
v = 12 - 3t2

(1)

dv
= -6t 2
= -24 m>s2
dt
t=4

a =
s

ds =

L-10

L1

v dt =

L1

Ans.

A 12 - 3t2 B dt

s + 10 = 12t - t3 - 11
s = 12t - t3 - 21
s| t = 0 = -21
s|t = 10 = -901
Ans.

s = -901 - ( -21) = -880 m

From Eq. (1):
v = 0 when t = 2s
s|t = 2 = 12(2) - (2)3 - 21 = -5
sT = (21 - 5) + (901 - 5) = 912 m

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*1212. A sphere is fired downwards into a medium with

an initial speed of 27 m>s. If it experiences a deceleration of
a = (-6t) m>s2, where t is in seconds, determine the
distance traveled before it stops.
Velocity: y0 = 27 m>s at t0 = 0 s. Applying Eq. 122, we have

A+TB

dy = adt
t

L27

dy =

L0

-6tdt

y = A 27 - 3t2 B m>s

[1]

At y = 0, from Eq.[1]
0 = 27 - 3t2

t = 3.00 s

Distance Traveled: s0 = 0 m at t0 = 0 s. Using the result y = 27 - 3t2 and applying

Eq. 121, we have

A+TB

ds = ydt
s

L0

ds =

L0

A 27 - 3t2 B dt

s = A 27t - t3 B m

[2]

At t = 3.00 s, from Eq. [2]

s = 27(3.00) - 3.003 = 54.0 m

Ans.

1213. A particle travels along a straight line such that in

2 s it moves from an initial position sA = +0.5 m to a
position sB = -1.5 m. Then in another 4 s it moves from sB
to sC = +2.5 m. Determine the particles average velocity
and average speed during the 6-s time interval.
s = (sC - sA) = 2 m
sT = (0.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 2.5) = 6 m
t = (2 + 4) = 6 s
vavg =

s
2
= = 0.333 m>s
t
6

(vsp)avg =

Ans.

sT
6
= = 1 m>s
t
6

Ans.