OA02a:ThermalPhysicsand1DKinematics

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PrelectureConceptQuestion17.06

PartA
Ifboththepressureandvolumeofagivensampleofanidealgasaredoubled,whathappenstothetemperatureofthe
gasinKelvins?
ANSWER:
Thetemperatureofthegasisreducedtoonehalfitsoriginalvalue.
Thetemperatureofthegasinincreasedbyfourtimesitsoriginalvalue.
Thetemperatureofthegasisreducedtoonefourthitsoriginalvalue.
Thetemperatureremainsconstant.
Thetemperatureofthegasisincreasedbytwotimesitsoriginalvalue.

Correct

PrelectureConceptQuestion17.04

PartA
Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretrue?
Checkallthatapply.
ANSWER:
Watercontractsasitfreezesat0C.
Solidiceislessdensethanliquidwater.
Liquidwaterexpandswithincreasingtemperatureabove4C.
Liquidwaterexpandswithincreasingtemperaturebetween0Cand4C.

Correct

CalorimetryConceptualQuestion
A0.5kgblockofaluminum(caluminum = 900 J/kg C)isheatedto200 C.Theblockisthenquicklyplacedinan
insulatedtubofcoldwaterat0 C(cwater = 4186 J/kg C)andsealed.Atequilibrium,thetemperatureofthewaterand
blockaremeasuredtobe20 C.

PartA
kg

Iftheoriginalexperimentisrepeatedwitha1.0kgaluminumblock,whatisthefinaltemperatureofthewaterand
block?

Hint1.Heatenergyandtemperature
TheamountofheatenergyQneededtochangethetemperatureofasubstancedependsonthemassofthe
substancem,thespecificheatofthesubstancec,andthechangeinthetemperatureT ofthesubstance.
Thisissummarizedmathematicallyas
.

Q = mc(T )

Hint2.Conservationofenergy
Thetotalamountofenergyinthesystemmustbeconserved.Oncetheblockisplacedincontactwiththecold
water,heatenergywillflowfromthehottestblockintothecoldwater,loweringthetemperatureoftheblockand
raisingthetemperatureofthewater.Alargerblockcantransferalargeramountofheatenergyforagiven
changeintemperature.Thiswillresultinalargerequilibriumtemperature.
ANSWER:
lessthan20 C
20 C
greaterthan20 C

Correct

PartB
Iftheoriginalexperimentisrepeatedwitha1.0kgcopper(ccopper
temperatureofthewaterandblock?

= 387J/kg

)block,whatisthefinal

ANSWER:
lessthan20 C
20 C
greaterthan20 C

Correct

PartC
Iftheoriginalexperimentisrepeatedbut100gofthe0 Cwaterisreplacedwith100gof0 Cice,whatisthefinal
temperatureofthewaterandblock?

Hint1.Latentheatoffusion
Thelatentheatoffusionistheamountofheatenergyneededtomelt1.0kgofasubstance.Thelatentheatof
fusionoficeis334,000J/kg.

ANSWER:

lessthan20 C
20 C
greaterthan20 C

Correct

PartD
Iftheoriginalexperimentisrepeatedbut100gofthe0 Cwaterisreplacedwithonly25gof0 Cice,whatisthefinal
temperatureofthewaterandblock?

Hint1.Findtheequilibriumtemperature
Intheoriginalexperiment,thetemperatureof100gof0 Cwaterwasraisedby20 C.TheamountofheatQ
requiredtodothiscanbefoundasfollows.ForspecificheatcandchangeintemperatureT ,
,

Q = mc(T )

or

Q = (0.1kg)(4186 J/kg

Therefore,Q

= 8372 J

C)(20 C)

Ismoreorlessenergythanthisrequiredtomeltandheat25goficeto20 C?

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Theamountofenergyrequiredtomeltandheat25goficeto20 Ccanbebrokenintotwoparts:the
energyrequiredtomelttheiceandtheenergyrequiredtoheatthewateraftertheicemelts.
ANSWER:
more
less

ANSWER:
lessthan20 C
20 C
greaterthan20 C

Correct

Problem19.9

PartA
L

Howmuchenergyisrequiredtobringa1.6Lpotofwaterat24 Cto100 C?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
= 5.1105 J

Correct

PartB
Forhowlongcouldthisamountofenergyruna100Wlightbulb?
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
t

= 85 min

Correct

Problem19.20
A60gicecubeatitsmeltingpointisdroppedintoaninsulatedcontainerofliquidnitrogen.

PartA
Howmuchnitrogenevaporatesifitisatitsboilingpointof77Kandhasalatentheatofvaporizationof200kJ/kg?
Assumeforsimplicitythatthespecificheatoficeisaconstantandisequaltoitsvaluenearitsmeltingpoint.
Expressyouranswerusingtwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
m

= 0.12 kg

Correct

AverageVelocityfromaPositionvs.TimeGraph
LearningGoal:
Tolearntoreadagraphofpositionversustimeandtocalculateaveragevelocity.
Inthisproblemyouwilldeterminetheaveragevelocityofamovingobjectfromthegraphofitspositionx(t)asafunction
oftimet.Atravelingobjectmightmoveatdifferentspeedsandindifferentdirectionsduringanintervaloftime,butifwe
askatwhatconstantvelocitytheobjectwouldhavetotraveltoachievethesamedisplacementoverthegiventime
interval,thatiswhatwecalltheobject'saveragevelocity.Wewillusethenotationv ave [t1 , t2 ] toindicateaveragevelocity
overthetimeintervalfromt1 tot2 .Forinstance,v ave [1, 3]istheaveragevelocityoverthetimeintervalfromt = 1 to
t = 3.

PartA
Consultingthegraphshowninthefigure,findtheobject'saveragevelocityoverthetimeintervalfrom0to1second.
Answertothenearestinteger.

Hint1.Definitionofaveragevelocity
Averagevelocityisdefinedastheconstantvelocityatwhichanobjectwouldhavetotraveltoachieveagiven
displacement(differencebetweenfinalandinitialpositions,whichcanbenegative)overagiventimeinterval,
fromtheinitialtimeti tothefinaltimetf .Theaveragevelocityisthereforeequaltothedisplacementdividedby
thegiventimeinterval.Insymbolicform,averagevelocityisgivenby
vave [ti , tf ] =

x(t f )x(t i )
t f t i

ANSWER:
v ave [0, 1]

= 0 m/s

Correct

PartB
Findtheaveragevelocityoverthetimeintervalfrom1to3seconds.
Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecondtothenearestinteger.

Hint1.Findthechangeinposition
Thefinalandinitialpositionscanbereadofftheyaxisofthegraph.Whatisthedisplacementduringthetime
intervalfrom1to3seconds?
Expressyouranswernumerically,inmeters
ANSWER:
xf xi

= 40 m

Hint2.Definitionofaveragevelocity

Averagevelocityisdefinedastheconstantvelocityatwhichanobjectwouldhavetotraveltoachieveagiven
displacement(differencebetweenfinalandinitialpositions,whichcanbenegative)overagiventimeinterval,
fromtheinitialtimeti tothefinaltimetf .Theaveragevelocityisthereforeequaltothedisplacementdividedby
thegiventimeinterval.Insymbolicform,averagevelocityisgivenby
vave [ti , tf ] =

x(t f )x(t i )
t f t i

ANSWER:
v ave [1, 3]

= 20 m/s

Correct
Anoteaboutinstantaneousvelocity.Theinstantaneousvelocityatacertainmomentintimeisrepresentedbythe
slopeofthegraphatthatmoment.Forstraightlinegraphs,the(instantaneous)velocityremainsconstantoverthe
interval,sotheinstantaneousvelocityatanytimeduringanintervalisthesameastheaveragevelocityoverthat
interval.Forinstance,inthiscase,theinstantaneousvelocityatanytimefrom1to3secondsisthesameasthe
averagevelocityof20 m/s.

PartC
Nowfindv ave [0, 3].
Giveyouranswertothreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.Anoteonthedisplacement
Sincetheobject'spositionremainsconstantfromtime0totime1,theobject'sdisplacementfrom0to3isthe
sameasinPartB.However,thetimeintervalhaschanged.
ANSWER:
v ave [0, 3]

= 13.3 m/s

Correct
Notethatv ave [0, 3]isnotequaltothesimplearithmeticaverageofv ave [0, 1]andv ave [1, 3],i.e.,
vave [0,1]+vave [1,3]
2

,becausetheyareaveragesfortimeintervalsofdifferentlengths.

PartD
Findtheaveragevelocityoverthetimeintervalfrom3to6seconds.
Expressyouranswertothreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.Determinethedisplacement
Whatisthedisplacement?
Answertothenearestinteger.
ANSWER:

= 40 m

x(6.0) x(3.0)

Hint2.Determinethetimeinterval
Whatisthetimeinterval?
Answertotwosignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
tf ti

= 3.0 s

ANSWER:
= 13.3 m/s

v ave [3.0, 6.0]

Correct

PartE
Finally,findtheaveragevelocityoverthewholetimeintervalshowninthegraph.
Expressyouranswertothreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.Determinethedisplacement
Whatisthedisplacement?
Answertothenearestinteger.
ANSWER:
= 0 m

x(6.0) x(0.0)

ANSWER:
= 0 m/s

v ave [0.0, 6.0]

Correct
Notethatthoughtheaveragevelocityiszeroforthistimeinterval,theinstantaneousvelocity(i.e.,theslopeofthe
graph)hasseveraldifferentvalues(positive,negative,zero)duringthistimeinterval.
Noteaswellthatsinceaveragevelocityoveratimeintervalisdefinedasthechangeinposition(displacement)in
thegivenintervaldividedbythetime,theobjectcantravelagreatdistance(here80meters)andstillhavezero
averagevelocity,sinceitendedupexactlywhereitstarted.Therefore,zeroaveragevelocitydoesnotnecessarily
meanthattheobjectwasstandingstilltheentiretime!

WhatVelocityvs.TimeGraphsCanTellYou

Acommongraphicalrepresentationofmotionalongastraightlineisthevvs.tgraph,thatis,thegraphof(instantaneous)
velocityasafunctionoftime.Inthisgraph,timetisplottedonthehorizontalaxisandvelocityv ontheverticalaxis.Note
thatbydefinition,velocityandaccelerationarevectorquantities.Instraightlinemotion,however,thesevectorshaveonlya
singlenonzerocomponentinthedirectionofmotion.Thus,inthisproblem,wewillcallv thevelocityandathe
acceleration,eventhoughtheyarereallythecomponentsofthevelocityandaccelerationvectorsinthedirectionofmotion,
respectively.
Hereisaplotofvelocityversustimeforaparticlethattravelsalongastraightlinewithavaryingvelocity.Refertothisplot
toanswerthefollowingquestions.

PartA
Whatistheinitialvelocityoftheparticle,v 0 ?
Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecond.

Hint1.Initialvelocity
Theinitialvelocityisthevelocityatt

= 0 s

Hint2.Howtoreadavvs.tgraph
Recallthatinagraphofvelocityversustime,timeisplottedonthehorizontalaxisandvelocityonthevertical
axis.Forexample,intheplotshowninthefigure,v = 2.00 m/satt = 30.0 s.

ANSWER:
v0

= 0.5 m/s

Correct

PartB
Whatisthetotaldistancextraveledbytheparticle?
Expressyouranswerinmeters.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Recallthattheareaoftheregionthatextendsoveratimeintervaltunderthevvs.tcurveisalwaysequalto
thedistancetraveledint.Thus,tocalculatethetotaldistance,youneedtofindtheareaoftheentireregion
underthevvs.tcurve.Inthecaseathand,theentireregionunderthevvs.tcurveisnotanelementary
geometricalfigure,butratheracombinationoftrianglesandrectangles.

Hint2.Findthedistancetraveledinthefirst20.0seconds
Whatisthedistancex1 traveledinthefirst20secondsofmotion,betweent

andt

= 0.0 s

= 20.0 s

Expressyouranswerinmeters.

Hint1.Areaoftheregionunderthevvs.tcurve
Theregionunderthevvs.tcurvebetweent = 0.0 sandt = 20.0 scanbedividedintoarectangleof
dimensions20.0 sby0.50 m/s,andatriangleofbase20.0 sandheight1.50 m/s,asshowninthe
figure.

ANSWER:
x1

= 25 m

Hint3.Findthedistancetraveledinthesecond20.0seconds
Whatisthedistancex2 traveledinthesecond20secondsofmotion,fromt

= 20.0 s

tot

= 40.0 s

Expressyouranswerinmeters.

Hint1.Areaoftheregionunderthevvs.tcurve
Theregionunderthevvs.tcurvebetweent
20.0 sby 2.00 m/s,asshowninthefigure.

= 20.0 s

andt

= 40.0 s

isarectangleofdimensions

ANSWER:
x2

= 40 m

Hint4.Findthedistancetraveledinthelast10.0seconds
Whatisthedistancex3 traveledinthelast10secondsofmotion,fromt

= 40.0 s

tot

= 50.0 s

Expressyouranswerinmeters.

Hint1.Areaoftheregionunderthevvs.tcurve
Theregionunderthevvs.tcurvebetweent
height2.00 m/s,asshowninthefigure.

= 40.0 s

andt

= 50.0 s

isatriangleofbase10.0 sand

ANSWER:
x3

= 10 m

ANSWER:
x

= 75 m

Correct

PartC
Whatistheaverageaccelerationaav oftheparticleoverthefirst20.0seconds?
Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecondpersecond.

Hint1.Definitionandgraphicalinterpretationofaverageacceleration
Theaverageaccelerationaav ofaparticlethattravelsalongastraightlineinatimeintervaltistheratioof
thechangeinvelocityv experiencedbytheparticletothetimeintervalt,or
aav =

v
t

Inavvs.tgraph,then,theaverageaccelerationequalstheslopeofthelineconnectingthetwopoints
representingtheinitialandfinalvelocities.

Hint2.Slopeofaline
TheslopemofalinefrompointA,ofcoordinates(xA , yA ),topointB,ofcoordinates(xB , yB ),isequaltothe
"rise"overthe"run,"or
m=

y B y A
x B x A

ANSWER:
aav

= 0.075 m/s2

Correct
Theaverageaccelerationofaparticlebetweentwoinstantsoftimeistheslopeofthelineconnectingthetwo
correspondingpointsinavvs.tgraph.

PartD
Whatistheinstantaneousaccelerationaoftheparticleatt

= 45.0 s

Hint1.Graphicalinterpretationofinstantaneousacceleration
Theaccelerationofaparticleatanygiveninstantoftimeoratanypointinitspathiscalledtheinstantaneous
acceleration.Ifthevvs.tgraphoftheparticle'smotionisknown,youcandirectlydeterminetheinstantaneous
accelerationatanypointonthecurve.Theinstantaneousaccelerationatanypointisequaltotheslopeofthe
linetangenttothecurveatthatpoint.

Hint2.Slopeofaline
TheslopemofalinefrompointA,ofcoordinates(xA , yA ),topointB,ofcoordinates(xB , yB ),isequaltothe
"rise"overthe"run,"or
m=

y B y A
x B x A

ANSWER:
1m/s2
0.20m/s2
=

0.20m/s2
0.022m/s2
0.022m/s2

Correct
Theinstantaneousaccelerationofaparticleatanypointonavvs.tgraphistheslopeofthelinetangenttothe
curveatthatpoint.Sinceinthelast10secondsofmotion,betweent = 40.0 sandt = 50.0 s,thecurveisa
straightline,thetangentlineisthecurveitself.Physically,thismeansthattheinstantaneousaccelerationofthe
particleisconstantoverthattimeinterval.Thisistrueforanymotionwherevelocityincreaseslinearlywithtime.
Inthecaseathand,canyouthinkofanothertimeintervalinwhichtheaccelerationoftheparticleisconstant?

Nowthatyouhavereviewedhowtoplotvariablesasafunctionoftime,youcanusethesametechniqueanddrawan
accelerationvs.timegraph,thatis,thegraphof(instantaneous)accelerationasafunctionoftime.Asusualinthesetypes
ofgraphs,timetisplottedonthehorizontalaxis,whiletheverticalaxisisusedtoindicateaccelerationa.

PartE
Whichofthegraphsshownbelowisthecorrectaccelerationvs.timeplotforthemotiondescribedintheprevious
parts?

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Recallthatwhenevervelocityincreaseslinearlywithtime,accelerationisconstant.Intheexamplehere,the
particle'svelocityincreaseslinearlywithtimeinthefirst20.0sofmotion.Inthesecond20.0s,theparticle's
velocityisconstant,andthenitdecreaseslinearlywithtimeinthelast10s.Thismeansthattheparticle's
accelerationisconstantovereachtimeinterval,butitsvalueisdifferentineachinterval.

Hint2.Findtheaccelerationinthefirst20s
Whatisa1 ,theparticle'saccelerationinthefirst20sofmotion,betweent

andt

= 0.0 s

= 20.0 s

Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecondpersecond.

Hint1.Constantacceleration
Sincewehavealreadydeterminedthatinthefirst20sofmotiontheparticle'saccelerationisconstant,
itsconstantvaluewillbeequaltotheaverageaccelerationthatyoucalculatedinPartC.
ANSWER:
a1

= 0.075 m/s2

Hint3.Findtheaccelerationinthesecond20s
Whatisa2 ,theparticle'saccelerationinthesecond20sofmotion,betweent

= 20.0 s

andt

= 40.0 s

Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecondpersecond.

Hint1.Constantvelocity
Inthesecond20sofmotion,theparticle'svelocityremainsunchanged.Thismeansthatinthistime
interval,theparticledoesnotaccelerate.
ANSWER:
a2

= 0 m/s2

Hint4.Findtheaccelerationinthelast10s
Whatisa3 ,theparticle'saccelerationinthelast10sofmotion,betweent

= 40.0 s

andt

= 50.0 s

Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecondpersecond.

Hint1.Constantacceleration
Sincewehavealreadydeterminedthatinthelast10sofmotiontheparticle'saccelerationisconstant,
itsconstantvaluewillbeequaltotheinstantaneousaccelerationthatyoucalculatedinPartD.
ANSWER:
a3

= 0.20 m/s2

ANSWER:
GraphA
GraphB
GraphC
GraphD

Correct
Inconclusion,graphsofvelocityasafunctionoftimeareausefulrepresentationofstraightlinemotion.Ifread
correctly,theycanprovideyouwithalltheinformationyouneedtostudythemotion.

AnalyzingPositionversusTimeGraphs:ConceptualQuestion
Twocarstravelontheparallellanesofatwolaneroad.Thecarsmotionsarerepresentedbythepositionversustime
graphshowninthefigure.Answerthequestionsusingthetimesfromthegraphindicatedbyletters.

PartA
Atwhichofthetimesdothetwocarspasseachother?

Hint1.Twocarspassing
Twoobjectscanpasseachotheronlyiftheyhavethesamepositionatthesametime.
ANSWER:
A
B
C
D
E
None
Cannotbedetermined

Correct

PartB
Arethetwocarstravelinginthesamedirectionwhentheypasseachother?
ANSWER:
yes
no

Correct

PartC
Atwhichoftheletteredtimes,ifany,doescar#1momentarilystop?

Hint1.Determiningvelocityfromapositionversustimegraph
Theslopeonapositionversustimegraphisthe"rise"(changeinposition)overthe"run"(changeintime).In
physics,theratioofchangeinpositionoverchangeintimeisdefinedasthevelocity.Thus,theslopeona
positionversustimegraphisthevelocityoftheobjectbeinggraphed.
ANSWER:
A
B
C
D
E
none
cannotbedetermined

Correct

PartD
Atwhichoftheletteredtimes,ifany,doescar#2momentarilystop?

Hint1.Determiningvelocityfromapositionversustimegraph
Theslopeonapositionversustimegraphisthe"rise"(changeinposition)overthe"run"(changeintime).In
physics,theratioofchangeinpositionoverchangeintimeisdefinedasthevelocity.Thus,theslopeona
positionversustimegraphisthevelocityoftheobjectbeinggraphed.
ANSWER:
A
B
C
D
E
none
cannotbedetermined

Correct

PartE
Atwhichoftheletteredtimesarethecarsmovingwithnearlyidenticalvelocity?

Hint1.DeterminingVelocityfromaPositionversusTimeGraph
Theslopeonapositionversustimegraphistherise(changeinposition)overtherun(changeintime).In
physics,theratioofchangeinpositionoverchangeintimeisdefinedasthevelocity.Thus,theslopeona
positionversustimegraphisthevelocityoftheobjectbeinggraphed.

ANSWER:
A
B
C
D
E
None
Cannotbedetermined

Correct

PrelectureConceptQuestion2.05

PartA
Supposethatyoutossarockupwardsothatitrisesandthenfallsbacktotheearth.Iftheaccelerationduetogravity
is9.8m/sec 2,whatistherocksaccelerationattheinstantthatitreachesthetopofitstrajectory(whereitsvelocityis
momentarilyzero)?Assumethatairresistanceisnegligible.
ANSWER:
Therockhasadownwardaccelerationof9.8m/s 2.
Therockhasadownwardaccelerationof19.6m/s 2.
Theaccelerationoftherockiszero.
Therockhasanupwardaccelerationof9.8m/s 2.
Therockhasanupwardaccelerationof19.6m/s 2.

Correct

Problem2.57

PartA
Ifanobjectwasfreelyfalling,fromwhatheightwoulditneedtobedroppedtoreachaspeedof70.0m/sbefore
reachingtheground?
ANSWER:

322m
250m
712m
500m
189m

Correct

Problem2.81
Astoneisthrownverticallyupwardwithaspeedof12.0m/sfromtheedgeofacliff75.0mhigh.

PartA
Howmuchlaterdoesitreachthebottomofthecliff?
Expressyouranswerusingthreesignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
t

= 5.32 s

Correct

PartB
Whatisitsspeedjustbeforehitting?
Expressyouranswerusingthreesignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
v

= 40.2 m/s

Correct

PartC
Whattotaldistancedidittravel?
Expressyouranswerusingthreesignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
= 89.7 m

Correct

AFleainFlight
Inthisproblem,youwillapplykinematicequationstoajumpingflea.Takethemagnitudeoffreefallaccelerationtobe9.80
2
m/s .Ignoreairresistance.

PartA
Afleajumpsstraightuptoamaximumheightof0.390m.Whatisitsinitialvelocityv 0 asitleavestheground?
Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecondtothreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.Findingtheknownsandunknowns
Takethepositiveydirectiontobeupward,theycoordinateoftheinitialpositionofthefleatobey0 = 0,and
denotethefinalheightofthefleabyy1 ,whosevalue0.390myouknow.Lettbethedurationoftheflea'sleap
toitsmaximumheight,v 0 itsinitialvelocity,v 1 itsfinalvelocity(atmaximumheight),anday its(constant)
acceleration.Whichofthefollowingquantitiesis/areknown?
Checkallthatapply.

Hint1.Thenumberofknownquantities
Typically,youneedtoknowthevaluesoffourvariablesinordertosolveanyofthekinematicequations,
becausetheycontainfivevariableseach,withtheexceptionofv 1 = v 0 + ay t,whichcontainsonlyfour
variables,inwhichcaseyouwouldneedtoknowthevaluesofonlythreeofthesevariables.Sincewe
mayplacethefleaatanypointoftheyaxistobeginitsjump,wehaveconvenientlyassumedthaty0 is
equalto0.

Hint2.Whatistheflea'svelocityatitsmaximumheight?
Whatisthevelocityv 1 ofthefleaatitsmaximumheightofy1

0.390m?

Expressyouranswerinmeterspersecondtothreesignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
v1

= 0 m/s

ANSWER:

t
v0
v1
ay

Hint2.Determinewhichkinematicequationtouse
Decidewhichkinematicequationmakesthesolutionofthisproblemeasiest.Thatis,lookforanequationthat
containsthevariableyouaresolvingforandinwhichalltheothervariablesareknown.
ANSWER:
v1

= v 0 + ay t

= y0 + v0 t +

v 21

= v

2
0

1
2

ay t

+ 2ay (y 1 y 0 )

y1 y0 = (

v0 +v1
2

)t

Hint3.Somealgebrahelp
Youhavedeterminedthatthesimplestequationtouseis
+ 2ay (y y ).
1
0
0
Tosolveforv 0 ,youmustfirstsubtracttheterm2ay (y1 y0 )frombothsidesoftheequation,andthentake
thesquarerootofbothsides.Keepinmindthattheaccelerationisnegative.
v

2
1

= v

ANSWER:
v0

= 2.76 m/s

Correct

PartB
Howlongisthefleaintheairfromthetimeitjumpstothetimeithitstheground?
Expressyouranswerinsecondstothreesignificantfigures.

Hint1.Howtoapproachtheproblem
Oneapproachistofindthetimeittakesforthefleatogofromthegroundtoitsmaximumheight,andthenfind
thetimeittakesforthefleatofallfromitsmaximumheighttotheground.Thesubsequenthintswillguideyou
throughthisapproach.

Hint2.Findthetimefromthegroundtotheflea'smaximumheight
Whatisthetimetup ittakesthefleatogofromtheground(y0
m, v 1 = 0 m)?

Expressyouranswerinsecondstothreesignificantfigures.
ANSWER:

= 0 m v0

)toitsmaximumheight(y1

0.390

t up

= 0.282 s

Hint3.Findthetimefromtheflea'smaximumheighttotheground
Whatisthetimetdown thatittakesforthefleatofallfromitsmaximumheight(y0
theground(y1 = 0 m)?

0.390m,v 0

)to

= 0 m

Expressyouranswerinsecondstothreesignificantfigures.
ANSWER:
t down

= 0.282 s

ANSWER:
timeinair= 0.564 s

Correct
Noticethatthetimeforthefleatorisetoitsmaximumheightisequaltothetimeittakesforittofallfromthat
heightbacktotheground.Thisisageneralfeatureofprojectilemotion(anymotionwitha = g)whenair
resistanceisneglectedandthelandingpointisatthesameheightasthelaunchpoint.
Thereisalsoawaytofindthetotaltimeintheairinonestep:justuse
y= y

+ v0 t +

andrealizethatyouarelookingforthevalueoftforwhichy

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