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LINEAR MOTION

1. Suppose in the figure below an ant, initially at B, moves straight to A, then turns to O and stops. Determine
a) distance
b) displacement of the ant
B O A
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5

2. On a circular track with diameter of 200 m a runner exercises by running 3 laps. Determine the distance and
displacement taken by runner

3. From point O (0,0) in Cartesian coordinate, a termite moves in a straight line to point A (0,12) then turns right and
stops at point (16,12). Determine the distance and displacement taken by the termite

4. An object moves straight to the right and takes a distance of 50 m in 12 s. Then the object turns in the opposite
direction and moves on the same path in 3 s. What is it’s
a) average speed
b) average velocity

5. A racer travels two and a half laps of a circle circuit with 10 m radius. a) calculate the distance that has been
travelled by the racer b) calculate the displacement of the racer

6. A bike rider has travelled exactly 5 laps of the velodrome with 20 m diameter. The distance that has been traveled
by the rider is …

7. There are three point A(0,3); B(7,3); and C(0,7). A particle needs 2 minute to move from A-B-C. Calculate the
speed and velocity of the particle

8. A bus departs from terminal A at 8 a.m and arrives at terminal B at 9.30 a.m. The distance of the two terminals is
90 km. Find the average speed of the bus?

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9. Nina walks for a half an hour to the east for 12 km then to the north for 6 km then turns to the west for 4 km.
Calculate the speed and velocity of Nina?

10. Tomi runs for 2 minutes to the west for 15 m then to the south for 5 m then turns to the east for 2 m. calculate the
speed and velocity of Tomi

11. A van starts moving with a constant acceleration and increases its velocity from 10 m/s to 20 m/s on 5 second.
Calculate the average acceleration?

12. Kevin rides a motorcycle and reached 54 km/hour in 10 second. If the average acceleration of the motorcycle 1.5
m/s2, determine the initial velocity of Kevin’s motorcycle?

13. A car waiting at the red lights in the traffic, starts moving when the green light is turned on, for 8 s, the car speeds
up with constant acceleration of 5 m/s2. Afterwards it slows down with a deceleration of -2.5 m/s2 and then stops.
Find :
a. Velocity of the car at the end of 8 second
b. How many seconds after the start of motion, it stopped

14. The position of the particle is shown by equation of x = 2t3 – t2 + 5t – 2 where x is in meter t is in second.
Calculate :
a. Position at t = 3 second
b. Displacement from t = 1 second to t = 3 second
c. Average speed from t = 1 second to t = 3 second
d. Velocity at t = 4 second
e. Average acceleration t = 1 second to t = 3 second
f. Acceleration at t = 4 second

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15. The position of the particle is shown by equation of x = t4 – t3 + 2t2 – 2 where x is in meter t is in second.
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Calculate :
a. Position at t = 2 second
b. Displacement from t = 2 second to t = 4 second
c. Average speed from t = 2 second to t = 4 second
d. Velocity at t = 4 second
e. Average acceleration t = 1 second to t = 3 second
f. Acceleration at t = 4 second

16. Scoobie runs after a Scoobie Snack® placed by Daphne 60 m away. Scooby averages 9 m/s. How long until the
snack is in his mouth?

17. Barney is walking with all his good friends. If he began walking away from Lucy 12 seconds ago at an average
speed of 1.5 m/s and is now 25 m from Lucy, the how far from her was he when he began walking?

18. A rabbit wakes up from a nap and begins chasing a turtle. If the rabbit runs at 6 m/s and the turtle runs at 0.5 m/s,
then how long will it take our foolish bunny to catch the turtle if he has a 300 m lead?

19. Two cars is separated by a distance of 200 m and face each other. Car A moves with velocity of 40 m/s and car B
moves with velocity of 20 m/s. When and where they will passed each other
a. If they start at the same tame and move close each other
b. If Car A is moving 2 s after Car B

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20. Rossi and Jorge are in race circuit. They have the same starting point. Rossi rides his motorcycle with constant
velocity of 40 m/s. Jorge rides his motorcycle with constant velocity of 70 m/s. If Jorge moved 3 second after
Rossi, When and where Jorge will overtake Rossi?

21. The driver of a bus which is moving at a constant velocity of 15 m/s, steps on the accelerator and the bus speeds
up with an acceleration of 3 m/s2 in 4 second. Find
a. The velocity of the bus at the end of 4 s
b. The displacement of the bus during 4s

22. A train moving with a constant velocity of 15 m/s starts to accelerate uniformly and increases its velocity to 25 m/s
in a distance of 50 m. calculate :
a. The trains acceleration
b. The time required to increase its velocity from 15 m/s to 25 m/s

23. Superman is off to visit Lois Lane. He sees he’s late and increases his flying speed. I know he defies the laws of
physics anyway, but let’s pretend, okay? If our lead-phobic super hero accelerates uniformly from 1200 m/s to
1600 m/s in 0.40 seconds, then what is his rate of acceleration?

24. Charlie rolls a basketball down a ramp. If ball velocity increases from 3 m/s south to 24 m/s south in 7 seconds,
then what is the acceleration?

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25. Mary slept all during physics class in high school. She needs to know if her friend can jump across a pool. Her
friend averages 9.0 m/s and can stay airborne for 0.80 seconds. I know we shouldn’t feel sorry for Mary, but let’s
help her out anyway: How long of pool is the most her friend can possibly leap across?

26. Mike lets his bike roll down a hill beginning from rest and accelerating uniformly. If he rolls 125 m in 25 s, then
what was his rate of acceleration?

27. According to an article in Business Week, the 2008 Corvette can go from zero to 40 m/s in just 5 seconds.
Assuming acceleration is uniform, then how much track length did it take to accomplish this?

28. Madisen is fast, so she plays a shallow center field. If she begins 50 m from the ball and can run 9.0 m/s then
how deep can she catch a ball hit at 30 ms in line with her (headed over her head)?

29. A sled slides for 9 seconds down a 108 m hill accelerating constantly the whole time so as to reach a final speed
of 20 m/s after being given a push to give it a small starting speed. How fast was the starting speed?

30. If a 2008 Corvette can go from zero to 60 m/s in 4 seconds, how fast would it be going at the end of 100 m
assuming acceleration is constant?