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The Space Shuttle travels at a speed of about 6.87 x 103 m/s. The blink of an astronaut's eye lasts about 107 ms.
How many football fields (length = 91.4 m) does the Space Shuttle cover in the blink of an eye?
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For each of the three pairs of positions listed in the following table, determine the magnitude and direction
(positive or negative) of the displacement.
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SOLUTION The displacement is defined as Displacement = x – x0, where x is the final position and x0 is the initial
position. The displacements for the three cases are:
(a) Displacement = 5.50 m - 2.30 m =
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The data in the following table describe the initial and final positions of a moving car. The elapsed time for each of
the three pairs of positions listed in the table is 0.53 s. Review the concept of average velocity in Section 2.2 and
then determine the average velocity (magnitude and direction) for each of the three pairs. Note that the algebraic
sign of your answers will convey the direction.
(a) =
+ 7.169811320755 m/s
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the elapsed time , and the direction of the average velocity is the same as that of the displacement. The
displacement is equal to the difference between the final and initial positions.
SOLUTION The average velocity is
The algebraic sign of the answer conveys the direction in each case.
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REASONING In order for the bear to catch the tourist over the distance d, the bear must reach the car at the
same time as the tourist. During the time t that it takes for the tourist to reach the car, the bear must travel a
total distance of d + 19.8m. From ,
SOLUTION Solving Equation (1) for t and substituting into Equation (2), we find
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A motorcycle has a constant acceleration of 4.00 m/s2. Both the velocity and acceleration of the motorcycle point
in the same direction. How much time is required for the motorcycle to change its speed from (a)29.1 to 39.1
m/s, and (b)59.1 to 69.1 m/s?
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REASONING Since the velocity and acceleration of the motorcycle point in the same direction, their numerical
values will have the same algebraic sign. For convenience, we will choose them to be positive. The velocity,
acceleration, and the time are related by .
SOLUTION
b. Similarly,
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A VW Beetle goes from 0 to 55.0 mi/h with an acceleration of +2.35 m/s2. (a) How much time does it take for the
Beetle to reach this speed? (b) A top-fuel dragster can go from 0 to 55.0 mi/h in 0.800 s. Find the acceleration (in
m/s2) of the dragster.
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REASONING The average acceleration is defined by as the change in velocity divided by the elapsed
time. We can find the elapsed time from this relation because the acceleration and the change in velocity are
given.
SOLUTION
a. The time Δt that it takes for the VW Beetle to change its velocity by an amount
Δv = v – v0 is (and noting that 0.4470 m/s = 1 mi/h)
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REASONING AND SOLUTION When air resistance is neglected, free fall conditions are applicable. The final
speed can be found from
where v0 is zero since the stunt man falls from rest. If the origin is chosen at the top of the hotel and the upward
direction is positive, then the displacement is . Solving for v, we have
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It’s important to note that the negative sign for vy becomes a positive sign when this quantity is squared.
Forgetting this fact would yield a value for v that is smaller than vx, but the magnitude of a vector cannot be
smaller than either of its components.
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REASONING To determine the horizontal and vertical components of the launch velocity, we will use
trigonometry. To do so, however, we need to know both the launch angle and the magnitude of the launch velocity.
The launch angle is given. The magnitude of the launch velocity can be determined from the given acceleration
and the definition of acceleration given in Equation 3.2.
or or
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