UNIVERSITY OF TOURISM, TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS STUDIES

CE and CIS

Physics for Engineers

Lecturer: Jean Paul NIZEYIMANA

CAT 1 Tuesday 21st May 2019 Duration: 90 min

Instructions:
- Answer all questions
- The total mark is 20

1. A car travels 17 km due east, then does a U-turn, and travels 23 km due west.
a) What total distance has the car traveled?
b) What is the total displacement of the car?
c) If the entire trip took 2.0 hours, determine the average speed of the car. Give
your answer in both km/hour, and m/s. (show conversion)
d) If the entire trip took 2.0 hours, determine the average velocity of the car. Give
your answer in both km/h, and mph. (show conversion)

2. A car decelerates uniformly from 24 m/s to 18 m/s in 3.0 seconds. How far does it
travel during this time?

3. How long does it take a hiker to walk 7.0 miles if her average speed is 2.0 miles per
hour?

4. Given the following vectors

a) Find A+B
b) Find B – A
c) Find 3A

5. a) What is the sum in unit–vector notation of the two vectors

a = 4.0i+3.0j and b = −13.0i + 7.0j?
b) What are the magnitude and direction of a + b?

c) if c = a + b points in a direction Ɵ as measured from the positive x axis, then find Ɵ