Chapter 3 Practice Problems Review and Assessment Solution 2 Use The V T Graph of The Toy Train in Figure 9 To Answer These Questions

Chapter 3 Practice Problems, Review, and Assessment
Section 1 Acceleration: Practice Problems

1. The velocity-time graph in Figure 8 describes Steven’s motion as he walks along the midway at the state fair.
Sketch the corresponding motion diagram. Include velocity vectors in your diagram.

SOLUTION:
2. Use the v-t graph of the toy train in Figure 9 to answer these questions.

a. When is the train’s speed constant?

b. During which time interval is the train’s acceleration positive?
c. When is the train’s acceleration most negative?
SOLUTION:
a. 5.0 to 15.0 s
b. 0.0 to 5.0 s
c. 15.0 to 20.0 s
3. Refer to Figure 9 to find the average acceleration of the train during the following time intervals.
a. 0.0 s to 5.0 s
b. 15.0 s to 20.0 s
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c. 0.0 s to 40.0 s
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c. 15.0 to 20.0 s
3. Refer to Figure 9 to find the average acceleration of the train during the following time intervals.
a. 0.0 s to 5.0 s
b. 15.0 s to 20.0 s
c. 0.0 s to 40.0 s
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4. CHALLENGE Plot a v-t graph representing the following motion: An elevator starts at rest from the ground floor
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of a three-story shopping mall. It accelerates upward for 2.0 s at a rate of 0.5 m/s , continues up at a constant
2
velocity of 1.0 m/s for 12.0 s, and then slows down with a constant downward acceleration of 0.25 m/s for 4.0 s as
it reaches the third floor.
SOLUTION:

4. CHALLENGE Plot a v-t graph representing the following motion: An elevator starts at rest from the ground floor
2
of a three-story shopping mall. It accelerates upward for 2.0 s at a rate of 0.5 m/s , continues up at a constant
2
velocity of 1.0 m/s for 12.0 s, and then slows down with a constant downward acceleration of 0.25 m/s for 4.0 s as
it reaches the third floor.
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5. A race car’s forward velocity increases from 4.0 m/s to 36 m/s over a 4.0-s time interval. What is its average

acceleration?
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6. The race car in the previous problem slows from 36 m/s to 15 m/s over 3.0 s. What is its average acceleration?
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7. A bus is moving west at 25 m/s when the driver steps on the brakes and brings the bus to a stop in 3.0 s.

a. What is the average acceleration of the bus while braking?
b. If the bus took twice as long to stop, how would the acceleration compare with what you found in part a?
SOLUTION:
a.

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b. half as great (4.2 m/s east)
8. A car is coasting backward downhill at a speed of 3.0 m/s when the driver gets the engine started. After 2.5 s, the
car is moving uphill at 4.5 m/s. If uphill is chosen as the positive direction, what is the car’s average acceleration?
SOLUTION:

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b. half as great (4.2 m/s east)
8. A car is coasting backward downhill at a speed of 3.0 m/s when the driver gets the engine started. After 2.5 s, the
car is moving uphill at 4.5 m/s. If uphill is chosen as the positive direction, what is the car’s average acceleration?
SOLUTION:
9. Rohith has been jogging east toward the bus stop at 3.5 m/s when he looks at his watch and sees that he has plenty
of time before the bus arrives. Over the next 10.0 s, he slows his pace to a leisurely 0.75 m/s. What was his
average acceleration during this 10.0 s?
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10. CHALLENGE If the rate of continental drift were to abruptly slow from 1.0 cm/y to 0.5 cm/y over the time
interval of a year, what would be the average acceleration?
SOLUTION:
Section 1 Acceleration: Review

11. MAIN IDEA What are three ways an object can accelerate?
SOLUTION:
speed up, slow down, change direction
12. Position-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs Two joggers run at a constant velocity of 7.5 m/s east. Figure 10

shows the positions of both joggers at time t = 0.
a. What would be the difference(s) in the position-time graphs of their motion?

b. What would be the difference(s) in their velocity-time graphs?

SOLUTION:
a. Both lines would have the same slope, but they would rise from the x-axis at different points, +15 m,
and −15 m.
b. Their velocity-time graphs would be identical.
Section 1 Acceleration: Review
11. MAIN IDEA What are three ways an object can accelerate?
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12. Position-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs Two joggers run at a constant velocity of 7.5 m/s east. Figure 10

shows the positions of both joggers at time t = 0.
a. What would be the difference(s) in the position-time graphs of their motion?

b. What would be the difference(s) in their velocity-time graphs?

SOLUTION:
a. Both lines would have the same slope, but they would rise from the x-axis at different points, +15 m,
and −15 m.
b. Their velocity-time graphs would be identical.
13. Velocity-Time Graph Sketch a velocity-time graph for a car that goes east at 25 m/s for 100 s, then west at

25 m/s for another 100 s.
SOLUTION:
14. Average Velocity and Average Acceleration A canoeist paddles upstream at a velocity of 2.0 m/s for 4.0 s and

then floats downstream at 4.0 m/s for 4.0 s.
a. What is the average velocity of the canoe during the 8.0-s time interval?
b. What is the average acceleration of the canoe during the 8.0-s time interval?
SOLUTION:
a. Choose a coordinate system with the positive direction upstream.

b.

14. Average Velocity and Average Acceleration A canoeist paddles upstream at a velocity of 2.0 m/s for 4.0 s and

then floats downstream at 4.0 m/s for 4.0 s.
a. What is the average velocity of the canoe during the 8.0-s time interval?
b. What is the average acceleration of the canoe during the 8.0-s time interval?
SOLUTION:
a. Choose a coordinate system with the positive direction upstream.

b.

15. Critical Thinking A police officer clocked a driver going 32 km/h over the speed limit just as the driver passed a

slower car. When the officer stopped the car, the driver argued that the other driver should get a ticket as well. The
driver said that the cars must have been going the same speed because they were observed next to each other. Is
the driver correct? Explain with a sketch and a motion diagram.
SOLUTION:
No, the cars had the same position, not velocity. To have the same velocity, they would have had to
have the same relative position for a length of time.

Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Practice Problems

16. A golf ball rolls up a hill toward a miniature-golf hole. Assume the direction toward the hole is positive.

15. Critical Thinking A police officer clocked a driver going 32 km/h over the speed limit just as the driver passed a

slower car. When the officer stopped the car, the driver argued that the other driver should get a ticket as well. The
driver said that the cars must have been going the same speed because they were observed next to each other. Is
the driver correct? Explain with a sketch and a motion diagram.
SOLUTION:
No, the cars had the same position, not velocity. To have the same velocity, they would have had to
have the same relative position for a length of time.

Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Practice Problems

16. A golf ball rolls up a hill toward a miniature-golf hole. Assume the direction toward the hole is positive.
a. If the golf ball starts with a speed of 2.0 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.50 m/s2, what is its velocity after

2.0 s?
b. What is the golf ball’s velocity if the constant acceleration continues for 6.0 s?
c. Describe the motion of the golf ball in words and with a motion diagram.

SOLUTION:
a. vf = vi + at
2
= +2.0 m/s + (−0.50 m/s )(2.0 s)
= +1.0 m/s
b. vf = vi + at
2
= +2.0 m/s + (−0.50 m/s )(6.0 s)
= − 1.0 m/s
c. The ball’s velocity decreased in the first case. In the second, the ball slowed to a stop and then began
rolling back down the hill.

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17. A bus traveling at 30.0 km/h east has a constant increase in speed of 3.5 m/s . What velocity does it reach 6.8 s
later?
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17. A bus traveling at 30.0 km/h east has a constant increase in speed of 3.5 m/s . What velocity does it reach 6.8 s
later?
SOLUTION:
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18. If a car accelerates from rest at a constant rate of 5.5 m/s north, how long will it take for the car to reach a
velocity of 28 m/s north?
SOLUTION:
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19. CHALLENGE A car slows from 22 m/s to 3.0 m/s at a constant rate of 2.1 m/s . How many seconds are
required before the car is traveling at a forward velocity of 3.0 m/s?
SOLUTION:
Let the forward direction be positive.

20. The graph in Figure 13 describes the motion of two bicyclists, Akiko and Brian, that start from rest and travel
north, increasing their speed with a constant acceleration. What was the total displacement of each bicyclist during
the time shown for each? Hint: Use the area of a triangle: area = (1/2)(base)(height).

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21. The motion of two people, Carlos and Diana, moving south along a straight path is described by the graph in

20. The graph in Figure 13 describes the motion of two bicyclists, Akiko and Brian, that start from rest and travel
north, increasing their speed with a constant acceleration. What was the total displacement of each bicyclist during
the time shown for each? Hint: Use the area of a triangle: area = (1/2)(base)(height).

SOLUTION:
Δx A = 9.0 m north; Δx B = 8.0 m north
21. The motion of two people, Carlos and Diana, moving south along a straight path is described by the graph in
Figure 14. What is the total displacement of each person during the 4.0-s interval shown on the graph?

SOLUTION:
Δx C = 8.0 m south; Δx D = 4.0 m south
22. CHALLENGE A car, just pulling onto a straight stretch of highway, has a constant acceleration from 0 m/s to
25 m/s west in 12 s.
a. Draw a v-t graph of the car’s motion.

b. Use the graph to determine the car’s displacement during the 12.0-s time interval.
c. Another car is traveling along the same stretch of highway. It travels the same distance in the same time as the
first car, but its velocity is constant. Draw a v-t graph for this car’s motion.
d. Explain how you knew this car’s velocity.
SOLUTION:
a.

SOLUTION:
Δx C = 8.0 m south; Δx D = 4.0 m south
22. CHALLENGE A car, just pulling onto a straight stretch of highway, has a constant acceleration from 0 m/s to
25 m/s west in 12 s.
a. Draw a v-t graph of the car’s motion.

b. Use the graph to determine the car’s displacement during the 12.0-s time interval.
c. Another car is traveling along the same stretch of highway. It travels the same distance in the same time as the
first car, but its velocity is constant. Draw a v-t graph for this car’s motion.
d. Explain how you knew this car’s velocity.
SOLUTION:
a.

b. The displacement is the area under the velocity-time graph.

c.

d. The displacement was the same for both cars. For the second car, then, v = Δx / t = 150 m ÷ 12 s = 13
m west (rounding to the correct number of significant figures).
23. A skateboarder is moving at a constant speed of 1.75 m/s when she starts up an incline that causes her to slow
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down with a constant acceleration of −0.20 m/s . How much time passes from when she begins to slow down until
she begins to move back down the incline?
SOLUTION:

d. The
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m west (rounding to the correct number of significant figures).
23. A skateboarder is moving at a constant speed of 1.75 m/s when she starts up an incline that causes her to slow
2
down with a constant acceleration of −0.20 m/s . How much time passes from when she begins to slow down until
she begins to move back down the incline?
SOLUTION:
24. A race car travels on a straight racetrack with a forward velocity of 44 m/s and slows at a constant rate to a
velocity of 22 m/s over 11 s. How far does it move during this time?
SOLUTION:
Let the positive direction be forward.

25. A car accelerates at a constant rate from 15 m/s to 25 m/s while it travels a distance of 125 m. How long does it
take to achieve the final speed?
SOLUTION:
26. A bike rider pedals with constant acceleration to reach a velocity of 7.5 m/s north over a time of 4.5 s. During the
period of acceleration, the bike’s displacement is 19 m north. What was the initial velocity of the bike?
SOLUTION:

26. A bike rider pedals with constant acceleration to reach a velocity of 7.5 m/s north over a time of 4.5 s. During the
period of acceleration, the bike’s displacement is 19 m north. What was the initial velocity of the bike?
SOLUTION:
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27. CHALLENGE The car in Figure 16 travels west with a forward acceleration of 0.22 m/s . What was the car’s
velocity (vi) at point xi if it travels a distance of 350 m in 18.4 s?

SOLUTION:
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28. A car with an initial velocity of 24.5 m/s east has an acceleration of 4.2 m/s west. What is its displacement at the
moment that its velocity is 18.3 m/s east?
SOLUTION:
29. A man runs along the path shown in Figure 17. From point A to point B, he runs at a forward velocity of 4.5 m/s

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28. A car with an initial velocity of 24.5 m/s east has an acceleration of 4.2 m/s west. What is its displacement at the
moment that its velocity is 18.3 m/s east?
SOLUTION:
29. A man runs along the path shown in Figure 17. From point A to point B, he runs at a forward velocity of 4.5 m/s

2
for 15.0 min. From point B to point C, he runs up a hill. He slows down at a constant rate of 0.050 m/s for 90.0 s
and comes to a stop at point C. What was the total distance the man ran?

SOLUTION:
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30. You start your bicycle ride at the top of a hill. You coast down the hill at a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s .
When you get to the bottom of the hill, you are moving at 18.0 m/s, and you pedal to maintain that speed. If you
continue at this speed for 1.00 min, how far will you have gone from the time you left the hilltop?
SOLUTION:

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30. You start your bicycle ride at the top of a hill. You coast down the hill at a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s .
When you get to the bottom of the hill, you are moving at 18.0 m/s, and you pedal to maintain that speed. If you
continue at this speed for 1.00 min, how far will you have gone from the time you left the hilltop?
SOLUTION:
31. Sunee is training for a 5.0-km race. She starts out her training run by moving at a constant pace of 4.3 m/s for

19 min. Then she accelerates at a constant rate until she crosses the finish line 19.4 s later. What is her
acceleration during the last portion of the training run?
SOLUTION:
32. CHALLENGE Sekazi is learning to ride a bike without training wheels. His father pushes him with a constant
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Sekazi’s displacement? Solve this problem by constructing a velocity-time graph for Sekazi’s motion and computing
the area underneath the graphed line.
32. CHALLENGE Sekazi is learning to ride a bike without training wheels. His father pushes him with a constant
2
acceleration of 0.50 m/s east for 6.0 s. Sekazi then travels at 3.0 m/s east for another 6.0 s before falling. What is
Sekazi’s displacement? Solve this problem by constructing a velocity-time graph for Sekazi’s motion and computing
the area underneath the graphed line.
SOLUTION:
Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Review

33. MAIN IDEA If you were given initial and final velocities and the constant acceleration of an object, and you were
asked to find the displacement, what mathematical relationship would you use?
SOLUTION:
2 2
vf = vi + 2aΔx
34. Acceleration A woman driving west along a straight road at a speed of 23 m/s sees a deer on the road ahead. She
applies the brakes when she is 210 m from the deer. If the deer does not move and the car stops right before it hits
the deer, what is the acceleration provided by the car’s brakes?
SOLUTION:
Let the positive direction be west.
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35. Distance The airplane in Figure 18 starts from rest and accelerates east at a constant 3.00 m/s for 30.0 s before
leaving the ground.
a. What was the plane’s displacement (Δx)?

b. How fast was the airplane going when it took off?

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35. Distance The airplane in Figure 18 starts from rest and accelerates east at a constant 3.00 m/s for 30.0 s before
leaving the ground.
a. What was the plane’s displacement (Δx)?

b. How fast was the airplane going when it took off?

SOLUTION:
a. Let the positive direction be east.

b. vf = vi + atf
2
= 0.0 m/s + (3.00 m/s )(30.0 s)
= 90.0 m/s
36. Distance An in-line skater first accelerates from 0.0 m/s to 5.0 m/s in 4.5 s, then continues at this constant speed
for another 4.5 s. What is the total distance traveled by the in-line skater?
SOLUTION:
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37. Final Velocity A plane travels a distance of 5.0×10 m north while being accelerated uniformly from rest at the
2
rate of 5.0 m/s . What final velocity does it attain?
SOLUTION:
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38. Final Velocity An airplane accelerated uniformly from rest at the rate of 5.0 m/s south for 14 s. What final
velocity did it attain?
SOLUTION:
2
vf = vi + atf = 0 m/s + (5.0 m/s )(14 s)
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= 7.0×10 m/s south
39. Graphs A sprinter walks up to the starting blocks at a constant speed and positions herself for the start of the race.
She waits until she hears the starting pistol go off and then accelerates rapidly until she attains a constant velocity.
She maintains this velocity until she crosses the finish line, and then she slows to a walk, taking more time to slow
down than she did to speed up at the beginning of the race. Sketch a velocity-time and a position-time graph to
represent her motion. Draw them one above the other using the same time scale. Indicate on your position-time
graph where the starting blocks and finish line are.
SOLUTION:
40. Critical Thinking Describe how you could calculate the acceleration of an automobile. Specify the measuring
instruments and the procedures you would use.

SOLUTION:
One person reads a stopwatch and calls out time intervals. Another person reads the speedometer at
each time and records it. Plot speed versus time and find the slope.
Section 3 Free Fall: Practice Problems

41. A construction worker accidentally drops a brick from a high scaffold.
a. What is the velocity of the brick after 4.0 s?
b. How
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a. Let upward be the positive direction.

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calls out time intervals. Another person reads the speedometer at
each time and records it. Plot speed versus time and find the slope.
Section 3 Free Fall: Practice Problems

41. A construction worker accidentally drops a brick from a high scaffold.
a. What is the velocity of the brick after 4.0 s?
b. How far does the brick fall during this time?
SOLUTION:
a. Let upward be the positive direction.
b.
The brick falls 78 m.
42. Suppose for the previous problem you choose your coordinate system so that the opposite direction is positive.
a. What is the brick’s velocity after 4.0 s?

b. How far does the brick fall during this time?
SOLUTION:
a. Now the positive direction is downward.
vf = vi + at, a = 9.8 m/s2
vf = 0.0 m/s + (9.8 m/s2 )(4.0 s)
= +39 m/s = 39 m/s upward

b.

43. A student drops a ball from a window 3.5 m above the sidewalk. How fast is it moving when it hits the sidewalk?
SOLUTION:


43. A student drops a ball from a window 3.5 m above the sidewalk. How fast is it moving when it hits the sidewalk?
SOLUTION:
44. A tennis ball is thrown straight up with an initial speed of 22.5 m/s. It is caught at the same distance above the
ground.

a. How high does the ball rise?
b. How long does the ball remain in the air? Hint: The time it takes the ball to rise equals the time it takes to
fall.
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

45. You decide to flip a coin to determine whether to do your physics or English homework first. The coin is flipped
straight up.
a. What is the velocity of the coin at the top of its trajectory?

b. If the coin reaches a high point of 0.25 m above where you released it, what was its initial speed?
c. If you catch it at the same height as you released it, how much time did it spend in the air?
SOLUTION:
a. vtop = 0 m/s; a top = 9.8 m/s downward
b.

45. You decide to flip a coin to determine whether to do your physics or English homework first. The coin is flipped
straight up.
a. What is the velocity of the coin at the top of its trajectory?

b. If the coin reaches a high point of 0.25 m above where you released it, what was its initial speed?
c. If you catch it at the same height as you released it, how much time did it spend in the air?
SOLUTION:
a. vtop = 0 m/s; a top = 9.8 m/s downward
b.

c.

46. CHALLENGE A basketball player is holding a ball in her hands at a height of 1.5 m above the ground. She drops
the ball, and it bounces several times. After the first bounce, the ball only returns to a height of 0.75 m. After the
second bounce, the ball only returns to a height of 0.25 m.
a. Suppose downward is the positive direction. What would the shape of a velocity-time graph look like for the first
two bounces?
b. What would be the shape of a position-time graph for the first two bounces?

SOLUTION:
a. The velocity-time graph would be straight line segments that start at the origin and then rise, fall, and
rise again.
b. The graph would start at the origin and have an inverted parabolic shape.
Section 3 Free Fall: Review

47. MAIN IDEA Suppose you hold a book in one hand and a flat sheet of paper in another hand. You drop them both,
and they fall to the ground. Explain why the falling book is a good example of free fall, but the paper is not.
SOLUTION:
Free fall is the motion of an object when gravity is the only significant force on it. The paper is
significantly affected by the air, but the book is not.
48. Final Velocity Your sister drops your house keys down to you from the second floor window, as shown in
Figure 25. What is the velocity of the keys when you catch them?

and they fall to the ground. Explain why the falling book is a good example of free fall, but the paper is not.
SOLUTION:
Free fall is the motion of an object when gravity is the only significant force on it. The paper is
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48. Final Velocity Your sister drops your house keys down to you from the second floor window, as shown in
Figure 25. What is the velocity of the keys when you catch them?

SOLUTION:
Let upward be the positive direction.
49. Free-Fall Ride Suppose a free-fall ride at an amusement park starts at rest and is in free fall. What is the velocity
of the ride after 2.3 s? How far do people on the ride fall during the 2.3-s time period?
SOLUTION:

50. Maximum Height and Flight Time The free-fall acceleration on Mars is about one-third that on Earth. Suppose
you throw a ball upward with the same velocity on Mars as on Earth.
49. Free-Fall Ride Suppose a free-fall ride at an amusement park starts at rest and is in free fall. What is the velocity
of the ride after 2.3 s? How far do people on the ride fall during the 2.3-s time period?
SOLUTION:

50. Maximum Height and Flight Time The free-fall acceleration on Mars is about one-third that on Earth. Suppose
you throw a ball upward with the same velocity on Mars as on Earth.
a. How would the ball’s maximum height compare to that on Earth?

b. How would its flight time compare?
SOLUTION:
a. Let M = Mars and E = Earth.
At maximum height, vf = 0, so

The maximum height would be three times higher on Mars.
b.

Flight time is three times longer on Mars.
51. Velocity and Acceleration Suppose you throw a ball straight up into the air. Describe the changes in the velocity
of the ball. Describe the changes in the acceleration of the ball.
SOLUTION:
Velocity is reduced at a constant rate as the ball travels upward. At its highest point, velocity is zero. As
the ball begins to drop, the velocity begins to increase in the negative direction. When it reaches the
height from which it was initially released, the ball has the same speed it had upon release. The
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52. Critical Thinking A ball thrown vertically upward continues upward until it reaches a certain position and then
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Flight time is three times longer on Mars.
51. Velocity and Acceleration Suppose you throw a ball straight up into the air. Describe the changes in the velocity
of the ball. Describe the changes in the acceleration of the ball.
SOLUTION:
Velocity is reduced at a constant rate as the ball travels upward. At its highest point, velocity is zero. As
the ball begins to drop, the velocity begins to increase in the negative direction. When it reaches the
height from which it was initially released, the ball has the same speed it had upon release. The
acceleration is constant throughout the ball’s flight.
52. Critical Thinking A ball thrown vertically upward continues upward until it reaches a certain position and then
falls downward. The ball’s velocity is instantaneously zero at that highest point. Is the ball accelerating at that point?
Devise an experiment to prove or disprove your answer.
SOLUTION:
Sample answer: The ball is accelerating; its velocity is changing. Take a multiflash photo to measure its
position. From photos, calculate the ball’s velocity.
Chapter Assessment
Section 1 Acceleration: Mastering Concepts
53. BIG IDEA How are velocity and acceleration related?
SOLUTION:
Acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the time interval in which it occurs. It is the rate of
change of velocity.
54. Give an example of each of the following:

a. an object that is slowing down, but has a positive acceleration
b. an object that is speeding up but has a negative acceleration
c. an object that is moving at a constant speed but has an acceleration

SOLUTION:
a. if forward is the positive direction, a car moving backward at decreasing speed
b. in the same coordinate system, a car moving backward at increasing speed
c. a car that is moving on a circular track at a constant speed
55. Figure 26 shows the velocity-time graph for an automobile on a test track. Describe how the velocity changes with
time.


SOLUTION:
The car starts from rest and increases its speed. As the car’s speed increases, the driver shifts gears.
SOLUTION:
a. if forward is the positive direction, a car moving backward at decreasing speed
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c. a car that is moving on a circular track at a constant speed
55. Figure 26 shows the velocity-time graph for an automobile on a test track. Describe how the velocity changes with
time.

SOLUTION:
The car starts from rest and increases its speed. As the car’s speed increases, the driver shifts gears.
56. If the velocity-time graph of an object moving on a straight path is a line parallel to the horizontal axis, what can you
conclude about the object’s acceleration?
SOLUTION:
When the velocity-time graph is a line parallel to the horizontal axis, the acceleration is zero.
Chapter Assessment
Section 1 Acceleration: Mastering Problems
57. Ranking Task Rank the following objects according to the magnitude of the acceleration, from least to greatest.
Specifically indicate any ties. (Level 1)
A. A falling acorn accelerates from 0.50 m/s to 10.3 m/s in 1.0 s.
B. A car accelerates from 20 m/s to rest in 1.0 s.
C. A centipede accelerates from 0.40 cm/s to 2.0 cm/s in 0.50 s.
D. While being hit, a golf ball accelerates from rest to 4.3 m/s in 0.40 s.
E. A jogger accelerates from 2.0 m/s to 1.0 m/s in 8.3 s.
SOLUTION:
From least to greatest magnitude of acceleration: C < E < A < D < B.
A.

B.

C.

56. If the velocity-time graph of an object moving on a straight path is a line parallel to the horizontal axis, what can you
conclude about the object’s acceleration?
SOLUTION:
When the velocity-time graph is a line parallel to the horizontal axis, the acceleration is zero.
Chapter Assessment
Section 1 Acceleration: Mastering Problems
57. Ranking Task Rank the following objects according to the magnitude of the acceleration, from least to greatest.
Specifically indicate any ties. (Level 1)
A. A falling acorn accelerates from 0.50 m/s to 10.3 m/s in 1.0 s.
B. A car accelerates from 20 m/s to rest in 1.0 s.
C. A centipede accelerates from 0.40 cm/s to 2.0 cm/s in 0.50 s.
D. While being hit, a golf ball accelerates from rest to 4.3 m/s in 0.40 s.
E. A jogger accelerates from 2.0 m/s to 1.0 m/s in 8.3 s.
SOLUTION:
From least to greatest magnitude of acceleration: C < E < A < D < B.
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

58. Problem Posing Complete this problem so that it can be solved using the concept listed: “Angela is playing
basketball ...” (Level 1)
a. acceleration
b. speed
SOLUTION:

Chapter
58. Problem Posing Complete this problem so that it can be solved using the concept listed: “Angela is playing
basketball ...” (Level 1)
a. acceleration
b. speed
SOLUTION:
a. Possible answer: “... and blocks shot. Her hand is in contact with the ball for 0.3 s. If the basketball
initially was traveling toward the basket at 1.3 m/s and then travels away from the basket at 2.0 m/s,
what acceleration did she give to the ball?”
b. Possible answer: “... and is standing, dribbling the basketball at the top of the key. Once the play is
set, she moves in a straight line a distance of 5.0 m in 3.0 s. What was her average speed during the
move?
59. The graph in Figure 27 describes the motion of an object moving east along a straight path. Find the acceleration
of the object at each of these times: (Level 1)
a. during the first 5.0 min of travel
b. between 5.0 min and 10.0 min
c. between 10.0 min and 15.0 min
d. between 20.0 min and 25.0 min

SOLUTION:
a. Let east be the positive direction.

b.

c.


c.

d.

60. Plot a velocity-time graph using the information in Table 1, and answer the following questions: (Level 2)

a. During what time interval is the object speeding up? Slowing down?
b. At what time does the object reverse direction?
c. How does the average acceleration of the object between 0.0 s and 2.0 s differ from the average acceleration
between 7.0 s and 12.0 s?


SOLUTION:

a. During what time interval is the object speeding up? Slowing down?
b. At what time does the object reverse direction?
c. How does the average acceleration of the object between 0.0 s and 2.0 s differ from the average acceleration
between 7.0 s and 12.0 s?

SOLUTION:

a. speeding up from 0.0 s to 4.0 s and
b. at 10.0 s
c. The magnitude of acceleration is the same, but the direction of acceleration is opposite.

a. speeding
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3 Practice from 0.0 s Review,
to 4.0 s and
and Assessment
b. at 10.0 s
c. The magnitude of acceleration is the same, but the direction of acceleration is opposite.

5
61. Determine the final velocity of a proton that has an initial forward velocity of 2.35×10 m/s and then is accelerated
12 2 −7
uniformly in an electric field at the rate of −1.10×10 m/s for 1.50×10 s. (Level 2)
SOLUTION:
vf = vi + atf
= 2.35×105 m/s
12 2 −7
+ (−1.10×10 m/s )(1.50×10 s)
= 7.00×104 m/s forward
62. Ranking Task Marco wants to buy a used sports car with the greatest acceleration. Car A can go from 0 m/s to
17.9 m/s in 4.0 s. Car B can accelerate from 0 m/s to 22.4 m/s in 3.5 s. Car C can go from 0 to 26.8 m/s in 6.0 s.
Rank the three cars from greatest acceleration to least. Indicate if any are the same. (Level 3)
SOLUTION:
Calculate the magnitude of each car’s acceleration.

2
Car B has the greatest forward acceleration of 6.4 m/s . Using significant figures, car A and car C have
the same forward acceleration, 4.5 m/s2.
Chapter Assessment
Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Mastering Concepts
63. What quantity does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?
SOLUTION:
displacement
64. Reverse Problem Write a physics problem with real-life objects for which the graph in Figure 28 would be part

2
Car3BPractice
Chapter has the greatest
Problems,forward acceleration
Review, of 6.4 m/s . Using significant figures, car A and car C have
and Assessment
the same forward acceleration, 4.5 m/s2.
Chapter Assessment
Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Mastering Concepts
63. What quantity does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?
SOLUTION:
displacement
64. Reverse Problem Write a physics problem with real-life objects for which the graph in Figure 28 would be part
of the solution.

SOLUTION:
2
Sample answer: “A car has a forward acceleration of 5 m/s . After 3 s, the driver realizes that he is
getting close to his desired speed and reduces his forward acceleration to 1.5 m/s2 for 5 s. At that time,
2
he sees a sign indicating an upcoming construction zone and slows down at a rate of 2.0 m/s for 2 s.”
Chapter Assessment
Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Mastering Problems
2
65. A car moves forward up a hill at 12 m/s with a uniform backward acceleration of 1.6 m/s . (Level 2)
a. What is its displacement after 6.0 s?
b. What is its displacement after 9.0 s?
SOLUTION:
a. Let the positive direction be up the hill.

b.

SOLUTION:
2
Sample answer: “A car has a forward acceleration of 5 m/s . After 3 s, the driver realizes that he is
getting
Chapter close toProblems,
3 Practice his desired speed and
Review, and reduces his forward acceleration to 1.5 m/s2 for 5 s. At that time,
Assessment
2
he sees a sign indicating an upcoming construction zone and slows down at a rate of 2.0 m/s for 2 s.”
Chapter Assessment
Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Mastering Problems
2
65. A car moves forward up a hill at 12 m/s with a uniform backward acceleration of 1.6 m/s . (Level 2)
a. What is its displacement after 6.0 s?
b. What is its displacement after 9.0 s?
SOLUTION:
a. Let the positive direction be up the hill.

b.

66. Airplane Determine the displacement of a plane that experiences uniform acceleration from 66 m/s north to
88 m/s north in 12 s.
SOLUTION:
2
67. Race Car A race car is slowed with a constant acceleration of 11 m/s , opposite the direction of motion.
a. If the car is going 55 m/s, how many meters will it travel before it stops?
b. How many meters will it take to stop a car going twice as fast?
SOLUTION:
a.

2
67. Race Car A race car is slowed with a constant acceleration of 11 m/s , opposite the direction of motion.
a. If the car is going 55 m/s, how many meters will it travel before it stops?
b. How many meters will it take to stop a car going twice as fast?
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

This is about 4 times farther than stopping a car going half the speed.
68. Refer to Figure 29 to find the magnitude of the displacement during the following time intervals. Round answers to
the nearest meter.
a. t = 5.0 min and t = 10.0 min
b. t = 10.0 min and t = 15.0 min
c. t = 25.0 min and t = 30.0 min
d. t = 0.0 min and t = 25.0 min

SOLUTION:
a.

Chapter
This is about 4 times farther than stopping a car going half the speed.
68. Refer to Figure 29 to find the magnitude of the displacement during the following time intervals. Round answers to
the nearest meter.
a. t = 5.0 min and t = 10.0 min
b. t = 10.0 min and t = 15.0 min
c. t = 25.0 min and t = 30.0 min
d. t = 0.0 min and t = 25.0 min

SOLUTION:
a.

b. Area (15 m/min)(5 min) = 75 m
c.

d.

Chapter Assessment
Section 3 Free Fall: Mastering Concepts
69. Explain why an aluminum ball and a steel ball of similar size and shape, dropped from the same height, reach the
ground at the same time.
SOLUTION:
All objects of the same size accelerate toward the ground at the same rate.
70. Give some examples of falling objects for which air resistance can and cannot be ignored.

Chapter Assessment
Section 3 Free Fall: Mastering Concepts
69. Explain why an aluminum ball and a steel ball of similar size and shape, dropped from the same height, reach the
ground at the same time.
SOLUTION:
All objects of the same size accelerate toward the ground at the same rate.
70. Give some examples of falling objects for which air resistance can and cannot be ignored.
SOLUTION:
Student answers will vary. Examples of falling objects for which air resistance can be ignored are a steel
ball, a rock, and a person falling small distances. Examples of falling objects for which air resistance
cannot be ignored are sheets of paper, parachutes, leaves, and feathers.
Chapter Assessment
Section 3 Free Fall: Mastering Problems
71. Suppose an astronaut drops a feather from a height of 1.2 m above the surface of the Moon. If the free-fall
2
acceleration on the Moon is 1.62 m/s downward, how long does it take the feather to hit the Moon’s surface?
(Level 1)
SOLUTION:
72. A stone that starts at rest is in free fall for 8.0 s. (Level 1)
a. Calculate the stone’s velocity after 8.0 s.

b. What is the stone’s displacement during this time?

SOLUTION:
2
a. vf = vi + atf where a = −9.8 m/s
2
= 0.0 m/s + (−9.8 m/s )(8.0 s)
= −78 m/s
= 78 m/s downward
b. Choose the coordinate system to have the origin where the stone is at rest and positive to be upward.

2
= 3.1×10 m downward
73. A bag is dropped from a hovering helicopter. The bag has fallen for 2.0 s. What is the bag’s velocity? How far has

the bag fallen? Ignore air resistance. (Level 1)
SOLUTION:
Chapter
2
= 3.1×10 m downward
73. A bag is dropped from a hovering helicopter. The bag has fallen for 2.0 s. What is the bag’s velocity? How far has

the bag fallen? Ignore air resistance. (Level 1)
SOLUTION:
74. You throw a ball downward from a window at a speed of 2.0 m/s. How fast will it be moving when it hits the
sidewalk 2.5 m below? (Level 2)
SOLUTION:
Choose a coordinate system with the positive direction downward and the origin at the point where the
ball leaves your hand.

75. If you throw the ball in the previous problem up instead of down, how fast will it be moving when it hits the
sidewalk? (Level 2)
SOLUTION:
Choose the same coordinate system.

76. Beanbag You throw a beanbag in the air and catch it 2.2 s later at the same place at which you threw it. (Level 3)
a. How high did it go?
b. What was its initial velocity?
SOLUTION:
a. Choose a coordinate system with the upward direction positive. The time to reach the maximum
height is half of the time in the air.

76. Beanbag You throw a beanbag in the air and catch it 2.2 s later at the same place at which you threw it. (Level 3)
a. How high did it go?
b. What was its initial velocity?
SOLUTION:
a. Choose a coordinate system with the upward direction positive. The time to reach the maximum
height is half of the time in the air.

b.
vi = 11 m/s upward
Chapter Assessment: Applying Concepts

77. Croquet A croquet ball, after being hit by a mallet, slows down and stops. Do the velocity and the acceleration of
the ball have the same signs?
SOLUTION:
No, they have opposite signs.
78. Explain how you would walk to produce each of the position-time graphs in Figure 30.

SOLUTION:
(1) Walk in the positive direction at a constant speed. (2) Walk in the positive direction at an increasing
speed for a short time; keep walking at a moderate speed for twice that amount of time; slow down over
a short time and stop; remain stopped; and turn around and repeat the procedure until the original
position is reached.
79. If you were given a table of velocities of an object at various times, how would you determine whether the
acceleration was constant?
SOLUTION:
Draw a velocity-time graph and see whether the curve is a straight line, or calculate accelerations using
a = Δv/Δt
and compare the answers to see if they are the same.
SOLUTION:
(1) Walk in the positive direction at a constant speed. (2) Walk in the positive direction at an increasing
speed for a short time; keep walking at a moderate speed for twice that amount of time; slow down over
a short
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3 Practice stop; remain
Problems, stopped;
Review, and turn around and repeat the procedure until the original
and Assessment
position is reached.
79. If you were given a table of velocities of an object at various times, how would you determine whether the
acceleration was constant?
SOLUTION:
Draw a velocity-time graph and see whether the curve is a straight line, or calculate accelerations using
a = Δv/Δt
and compare the answers to see if they are the same.
80. Look at the graph in Figure 26. The three notches in the graph occur where the driver changed gears. Describe
the changes in velocity and acceleration of the car while in first gear. Is the acceleration just before a gear change
larger or smaller than the acceleration just after the change? Explain your answer.

SOLUTION:
Velocity increases rapidly at first, then more slowly. Acceleration is greatest at the beginning but is
reduced as velocity increases. Eventually, it is necessary for the driver to shift into second gear. The
acceleration is smaller just before the gear change because the slope is less at that point on the graph.
Once the driver shifts and the gears engage, acceleration and the slope of the curve increase.
81. An object shot straight up rises for 7.0 s before it reaches its maximum height. A second object falling from rest
takes 7.0 s to reach the ground. Compare the displacements of the two objects during this time interval.
SOLUTION:
Both objects traveled the same distance. The object that is shot straight upward rises to the same
height from which the other object fell.
82. Draw a velocity-time graph for each of the graphs in Figure 31.

SOLUTION:

takes 7.0 s to reach the ground. Compare the displacements of the two objects during this time interval.
SOLUTION:
Both3 objects
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Problems, same distance. The object that is shot straight upward rises to the same
and Assessment
height from which the other object fell.
82. Draw a velocity-time graph for each of the graphs in Figure 31.

SOLUTION:
83. The Moon The value of free-fall acceleration on the Moon is about one-sixth of its value on Earth.
a. Would a ball dropped by an astronaut hit the surface of the Moon with a greater, equal, or lesser speed than that
of a ball dropped from the same height to Earth?
b. Would it take the ball more, less, or equal time to fall?

SOLUTION:
a. The ball would hit the Moon with a lesser speed because the acceleration due to gravity is less on the
Moon.
b. The ball will take more time to fall.
84. Jupiter An object on the planet Jupiter has about three times the free-fall acceleration as on Earth. Suppose a ball
could be thrown vertically upward with the same initial velocity on Earth and on Jupiter. Neglect the effects of
Jupiter’s atmospheric resistance and assume that gravity is the only force on the ball.
a. How would the maximum height reached by the ball on Jupiter compare to the maximum height reached on
Earth?
b. If the ball on Jupiter were thrown with an initial velocity that is three times greater, how would this affect your
answer to part a?
SOLUTION:
a. Let J = Jupiter, E = Earth, and agrav = gravitational acceleration. At maximum height, vf = 0, so

2
b. With vf = 0, the value x f is directly proportional to the square of initial velocity, vi . That is, x f = vf /
2
(2a grav) − (3vi ) /(2a grav)
On Earth, an initial velocity three times greater results in a ball rising nine times higher. On Jupiter,
however,
eSolutions the height
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inverse relationship to a grav that is three times greater.

SOLUTION:
a. The ball would hit the Moon with a lesser speed because the acceleration due to gravity is less on the
Moon.
b. The ball will take more time to fall.
84. Jupiter An object on the planet Jupiter has about three times the free-fall acceleration as on Earth. Suppose a ball
could be thrown vertically upward with the same initial velocity on Earth and on Jupiter. Neglect the effects of
Jupiter’s atmospheric resistance and assume that gravity is the only force on the ball.
a. How would the maximum height reached by the ball on Jupiter compare to the maximum height reached on
Earth?
b. If the ball on Jupiter were thrown with an initial velocity that is three times greater, how would this affect your
answer to part a?
SOLUTION:
a. Let J = Jupiter, E = Earth, and agrav = gravitational acceleration. At maximum height, vf = 0, so

2
b. With vf = 0, the value x f is directly proportional to the square of initial velocity, vi . That is, x f = vf /
2
(2a grav) − (3vi ) /(2a grav)
On Earth, an initial velocity three times greater results in a ball rising nine times higher. On Jupiter,
however, the height of nine times higher would be reduced to only three times higher because of x f’s
inverse relationship to a grav that is three times greater.
85. Rock A is dropped from a cliff, and rock B is thrown upward from the same position.
a. When they reach the ground at the bottom of the cliff, which rock has a greater velocity?
b. Which has a greater acceleration?
c. Which arrives first?
SOLUTION:
a. Rock B hits the ground with a greater velocity.
b.They have the same acceleration, the acceleration due to gravity.
c. rock A
Chapter Assessment: Mixed Review

86. Suppose a spaceship far from any star or planet uniformly accelerates from 65.0 m/s to 162.0 m/s in 10.0 s. How
far would the spaceship move? (Level 1)
SOLUTION:
Let the positive direction be the direction of the spaceship’s forward motion.

87. Figure 32 is a multiflash photo of a horizontally moving ball. What information about the photo would you need and
what measurements would you make to estimate the acceleration? (Level 1)

SOLUTION:
You need to know the time between flashes and the distance between the first two images and the
Chapter
87. Figure 32 is a multiflash photo of a horizontally moving ball. What information about the photo would you need and
what measurements would you make to estimate the acceleration? (Level 1)

SOLUTION:
You need to know the time between flashes and the distance between the first two images and the
distance between the last two. From these, you get two velocities. Between these two velocities, a time
interval of t seconds occurred. Divide the difference between the two velocities by t.
88. Bicycle A bicycle accelerates from 0.0 m/s to 4.0 m/s in 4.0 s. What distance does it travel? (Level 1)
SOLUTION:
89. A weather balloon is floating at a constant height above Earth when it releases a pack of instruments. (Level 1)
a. If the pack hits the ground with a downward velocity of −73.5 m/s, how far did the pack fall?

b. Calculate the distance the ball has rolled at the end of 2.2 s.
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

90. The total distance a steel ball rolls down an incline at various times is given in Table 2. (Level 2)
a. Draw a position-time graph of the motion of the ball. When setting up the axes, use five divisions for each 10 m
of travel on the x-axis. Use five divisions for 1 s of time on the t-axis.

90. The total distance a steel ball rolls down an incline at various times is given in Table 2. (Level 2)
a. Draw a position-time graph of the motion of the ball. When setting up the axes, use five divisions for each 10 m
of travel on the x-axis. Use five divisions for 1 s of time on the t-axis.
b. Calculate the distance the ball has rolled at the end of 2.2 s.

SOLUTION:
a.

b. After 2.2 seconds the ball has rolled approximately 10 m.
91. Engineers are developing new types of guns that might someday be used to launch satellites as if they were bullets.
One such gun can give a small object a forward velocity of 3.5 km/s while moving it through a distance of only
2.0 cm. (Level 2)
a. What acceleration does the gun give this object?

b. Over what time interval does the acceleration take place?
SOLUTION:
a.

b.
Chapter
b. After 2.2 seconds the ball has rolled approximately 10 m.
91. Engineers are developing new types of guns that might someday be used to launch satellites as if they were bullets.
One such gun can give a small object a forward velocity of 3.5 km/s while moving it through a distance of only
2.0 cm. (Level 2)
a. What acceleration does the gun give this object?

b. Over what time interval does the acceleration take place?
SOLUTION:
a.

b.

92. Safety Barriers Highway safety engineers build soft barriers, such as the one shown in Figure 33, so that cars
hitting them will slow down at a safe rate. Suppose a car traveling at 110 km/h hits the barrier, and the barrier
2
decreases the car’s velocity at a rate of 32 m/s . What distance would the car travel along the barrier before
coming to a stop? (Level 3)
SOLUTION:
93. Baseball A baseball pitcher throws a fastball at a speed of 44 m/s. The ball has constant acceleration as the
pitcher holds it in his hand and moves it through an almost straight-line distance of 3.5 m. Calculate the acceleration.
Compare this acceleration to the free-fall acceleration on Earth. (Level 2)
SOLUTION:

93. Baseball A baseball pitcher throws a fastball at a speed of 44 m/s. The ball has constant acceleration as the
pitcher holds it in his hand and moves it through an almost straight-line distance of 3.5 m. Calculate the acceleration.
Compare this acceleration to the free-fall acceleration on Earth. (Level 2)
SOLUTION:
29 times the acceleration due to gravity.
94. Sleds Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the responses of humans to acceleration. Starting from rest, one sled
can reach a speed of 444 m/s in 1.80 s and can be brought to a stop again in 2.15 s. (Level 2)
a. Calculate the acceleration of the sled when starting, and compare it to the magnitude of free-fall acceleration,
2
9.8 m/s .
b. Find the acceleration of the sled as it is braking, and compare it to the magnitude of free-fall acceleration.
SOLUTION:
a. Let the positive direction be the forward direction of the sled.

2
= 247 m/s in the direction of the sled's motion

25 times free-fall acceleration
b.

2
= 207 m/s in the direction opposite the sled's motion

95. The forward velocity of a car changes over an 8.0-s time period, as shown in Table 3. (Level 2)
a. Plot the velocity-time graph of the motion.
b. What is the car's displacement in the first 2.0 s?
c. What is the car's displacement in the first 4.0 s?

95. The forward velocity of a car changes over an 8.0-s time period, as shown in Table 3. (Level 2)
a. Plot the velocity-time graph of the motion.

b. What is the car's displacement in the first 2.0 s?
c. What is the car's displacement in the first 4.0 s?
d. What is the displacement of the car during the entire 8.0 s?
e . Find the slope of the line between t = 0.0 s and t = 4.0 s. What does this slope represent?
f. Find the slope of the line between t = 5.0 s and t = 7.0 s. What does this slope indicate?

SOLUTION:
a.

b.

c.


c.

d.

e.

f.

2
96. A truck is stopped at a stoplight. When the light turns green, the truck accelerates at 2.5 m/s . At the same instant,
a car passes the truck going at a constant 15 m/s. Where and when does the truck catch up with the car? (Level 3)
SOLUTION:
Car:
x f = x i + vtf
x car = x i + vcartf = vcartf
= 0 + (15 m/s)tf

Truck:

Chapter

2
96. A truck is stopped at a stoplight. When the light turns green, the truck accelerates at 2.5 m/s . At the same instant,
a car passes the truck going at a constant 15 m/s. Where and when does the truck catch up with the car? (Level 3)
SOLUTION:
Car:
x f = x i + vtf
x car = x i + vcartf = vcartf
= 0 + (15 m/s)tf

Truck:
x f = x i + vi tf + (2.5 m/s2)tf
When the truck catches up the displacements are equal.

Therefore they are at the same location when

97. Karate The position-time and velocity-time graphs of George’s fist breaking a wooden board during karate practice
are shown in Figure 34. (Level 3)
a. Use the velocity-time graph to describe the motion of George’s fist during the first 10 ms.

b. Estimate the slope of the velocity-time graph to determine the acceleration of his fist when it suddenly stops.
c. Express the acceleration as a multiple of the magnitude of free-fall acceleration, 9.8 m/s2.
d. Determine the area under the velocity-time curve to find the displacement of the fist in the first 6 ms. Compare
this with the position-time graph.


97. Karate The position-time and velocity-time graphs of George’s fist breaking a wooden board during karate practice
are shown in Figure 34. (Level 3)
a. Use the velocity-time graph to describe the motion of George’s fist during the first 10 ms.

b. Estimate the slope of the velocity-time graph to determine the acceleration of his fist when it suddenly stops.
c. Express the acceleration as a multiple of the magnitude of free-fall acceleration, 9.8 m/s2.
d. Determine the area under the velocity-time curve to find the displacement of the fist in the first 6 ms. Compare
this with the position-time graph.

SOLUTION:
a. Upward is the positive direction. The fist moves at about −13 m/s for about 4 ms. It then suddenly
comes to a halt (accelerates).
b.

c.

about 380 times free-fall acceleration
d. The area can be approximated by a rectangle: (−13 m/s)(0.006 s) = −8 cm This is in agreement with
the position-time graph where the hand moves from +8 cm to 0 cm, for a net displacement of −8 cm.
98. Cargo A helicopter is rising at 5.0 m/s when a bag of its cargo is dropped. The bag falls for 2.0 s. (Level 3)
a. What is the bag’s velocity?

b. How far has the bag fallen?
c. How far below the helicopter is the bag?

SOLUTION:
2 2
a. vf = vi + atf where a = −9.8 m/s = 5.0 m/s − (9.8 m/s )(2.0 s) = −15 m/s = 15 m/s downward
b.

about 380 times free-fall acceleration
d. The
Chapter area canProblems,
3 Practice be approximated
Review, by
anda rectangle:
Assessment (−13 m/s)(0.006 s) = −8 cm This is in agreement with
the position-time graph where the hand moves from +8 cm to 0 cm, for a net displacement of −8 cm.
98. Cargo A helicopter is rising at 5.0 m/s when a bag of its cargo is dropped. The bag falls for 2.0 s. (Level 3)
a. What is the bag’s velocity?

b. How far has the bag fallen?
c. How far below the helicopter is the bag?

SOLUTION:
2 2
a. vf = vi + atf where a = −9.8 m/s = 5.0 m/s − (9.8 m/s )(2.0 s) = −15 m/s = 15 m/s downward
b.

c. The helicopter has risen
2 1
x f = vi tf = (5.0 m/s )(2.0 s) = 1.0×10 m
1 1
The bag is 1.0×10 m below the origin and 2.0×10 m below the helicopter.
Chapter Assessment: Thinking Critically

99. Probeware Design a probeware lab to measure the distance an accelerated object moves over time. Use equal
time intervals so that you can plot velocity over time as well as distance. A pulley at the edge of a table with a mass
attached is a good way to achieve uniform acceleration. Suggested materials include a motion detector, lab cart,
string, pulley, C-clamp, and masses. Generate position-time and velocity-time graphs using different masses on the
pulley. How does the change in mass affect your graphs?
SOLUTION:
Students’ labs will vary. Students should find that a change in the mass over the edge of the table will
not change the distance the cart moves because the acceleration is always the same: 9.8 m/s2
downward.
100. Analyze and Conclude Which (if either) has the greater acceleration: a car that increases its speed from 50 km/h

to 60 km/h or a bike that goes from 0 km/h to 10 km/h in the same time? Explain.
SOLUTION:

SOLUTION:
Students’ labs will vary. Students should find that a change in the mass over the edge of the table will
not change the distance the cart moves because the acceleration is always the same: 9.8 m/s2
downward.
100. Analyze and Conclude Which (if either) has the greater acceleration: a car that increases its speed from 50 km/h

to 60 km/h or a bike that goes from 0 km/h to 10 km/h in the same time? Explain.
SOLUTION:
101. Analyze and Conclude An express train traveling at 36.0 m/s is accidentally sidetracked onto a local train track.

2
The express engineer spots a local train exactly 1.00×10 m ahead on the same track and traveling in the same
direction. The local engineer is unaware of the situation. The express engineer jams on the brakes and slows the
2
express train at a constant rate of 3.00 m/s . If the speed of the local train is 11.0 m/s, will the express train be able
to stop in time, or will there be a collision? To solve this problem, take the position of the express train when the
engineer first sights the local train as a point of origin. Next, keeping in mind that the local train has exactly a
2
1.00×10 m lead, calculate how far each train is from the origin at the end of the 12.0 s it would take the express
2
train to stop (accelerate at –3.00 m/s from 36 m/s to 0 m/s).
a. On the basis of your calculations, would you conclude that a collision will occur?
b. To check the calculations from part a, and to verify your conclusion, take the position of the express train when
the engineer first sights the local train as the point of origin and calculate the position of each train at the end of
each second after the sighting. Make a table show in the distance of each train from the origin at the end of each
second. Plot these positions on the same graph and draw two lines. Compare your graph to your answer to part a.
SOLUTION:
a.

b.
the engineer first sights the local train as the point of origin and calculate the position of each train at the end of
each second after the sighting. Make a table show in the distance of each train from the origin at the end of each
second. Plot these positions on the same graph and draw two lines. Compare your graph to your answer to part a.
SOLUTION:
a.

b.
They collide between 6 and 7 s.
Chapter Assessment: Writing in Physics

102. Research and describe Galileo’s contributions to physics.
SOLUTION:
Student answers will vary. Answers should include Galileo’s experiments demonstrating how objects
accelerate as they fall. Answers might include his use of a telescope to discover the moons of Jupiter
and the rings of Saturn, and his reliance on experimental results rather than authority.
103. Research the maximum acceleration a human body can withstand without blacking out. Discuss how this impacts
the design of three common entertainment or transportation devices.
SOLUTION:
Answers will vary. Because humans can experience negative effects, like blackouts, the designers of
roller coasters need to structure the downward slopes in such a way that the coaster does not reach
accelerations
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need to design the system in such a way that allows the object to rapidly accelerate to high speeds
without causing the passengers to black out.
SOLUTION:
Student answers will vary. Answers should include Galileo’s experiments demonstrating how objects
accelerate as they fall. Answers might include his use of a telescope to discover the moons of Jupiter
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his reliance on experimental results rather than authority.
103. Research the maximum acceleration a human body can withstand without blacking out. Discuss how this impacts
the design of three common entertainment or transportation devices.
SOLUTION:
Answers will vary. Because humans can experience negative effects, like blackouts, the designers of
roller coasters need to structure the downward slopes in such a way that the coaster does not reach
accelerations that cause blackouts. Likewise, engineers working on bullet trains, elevators, or airplanes
need to design the system in such a way that allows the object to rapidly accelerate to high speeds
without causing the passengers to black out.
Chapter Assessment: Cumulative Review

104. Solve the following problems. Express your answers in scientific notation.
−4 −3
a. 6.2×10 m + 5.7×10 m
b. 8.7×108 km2 − 3.4×107 m
−5 8
c. (9.21×10 cm)(1.83×10 cm)
d. (2.63×10−6 m)/(4.08×106 s)

SOLUTION:
−3
a. 6.3×10 m
b. 8.4×108 km
4 2
c. 1.69×10 cm
d. 6.45×10−13 m/s
105. The equation below describes the motion of an object. Create the corresponding position-time graph and motion
diagram. Then write a physics problem that could be solved using that equation. Be creative. x = (35.0 m/s)
t − 5.0 m
SOLUTION:
The graph and motion diagram indicate constant-velocity motion with a forward velocity of 35.0 m/s and
an initial position of −5.0 m. The problems students create will vary. Sample problem: An object starts
at a position 5.0 m west of a point and travels east at a constant velocity of 35.0 m/s. What is the object’s
position 10.0 s after it starts moving?


a. 6.3×10 m
b. 8.4×108 km
4 2
c. 1.69×10 cm
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d. 6.45×10 −13 Problems, Review, and Assessment
m/s
105. The equation below describes the motion of an object. Create the corresponding position-time graph and motion
diagram. Then write a physics problem that could be solved using that equation. Be creative. x = (35.0 m/s)
t − 5.0 m
SOLUTION:
The graph and motion diagram indicate constant-velocity motion with a forward velocity of 35.0 m/s and
an initial position of −5.0 m. The problems students create will vary. Sample problem: An object starts
at a position 5.0 m west of a point and travels east at a constant velocity of 35.0 m/s. What is the object’s
position 10.0 s after it starts moving?


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Chapter 3 Practice Problems, Review, and Assessment

Section 1 Acceleration: Practice Problems

a. When is the train’s speed constant?

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5. A race car’s forward velocity increases from 4.0 m/s to 36 m/s over a 4.0-s time interval. What is its average

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Section 1 Acceleration: Review

12. Position-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs Two joggers run at a constant velocity of 7.5 m/s east. Figure 10

a. What would be the difference(s) in the position-time graphs of their motion?

12. Position-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs Two joggers run at a constant velocity of 7.5 m/s east. Figure 10

a. What would be the difference(s) in the position-time graphs of their motion?

13. Velocity-Time Graph Sketch a velocity-time graph for a car that goes east at 25 m/s for 100 s, then west at

14. Average Velocity and Average Acceleration A canoeist paddles upstream at a velocity of 2.0 m/s for 4.0 s and

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14. Average Velocity and Average Acceleration A canoeist paddles upstream at a velocity of 2.0 m/s for 4.0 s and

15. Critical Thinking A police officer clocked a driver going 32 km/h over the speed limit just as the driver passed a

Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Practice Problems

15. Critical Thinking A police officer clocked a driver going 32 km/h over the speed limit just as the driver passed a

Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Practice Problems

a. If the golf ball starts with a speed of 2.0 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.50 m/s2, what is its velocity after

a. Draw a v-t graph of the car’s motion.

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a. Draw a v-t graph of the car’s motion.

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29. A man runs along the path shown in Figure 17. From point A to point B, he runs at a forward velocity of 4.5 m/s

29. A man runs along the path shown in Figure 17. From point A to point B, he runs at a forward velocity of 4.5 m/s

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31. Sunee is training for a 5.0-km race. She starts out her training run by moving at a constant pace of 4.3 m/s for

Section 2 Motion with Constant Acceleration: Review

a. What was the plane’s displacement (Δx)?

a. What was the plane’s displacement (Δx)?

Section 3 Free Fall: Practice Problems

Section 3 Free Fall: Practice Problems

The brick falls 78 m.

a. What is the brick’s velocity after 4.0 s?

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a. What is the velocity of the coin at the top of its trajectory?

a. What is the velocity of the coin at the top of its trajectory?

Section 3 Free Fall: Review

a. How would the ball’s maximum height compare to that on Earth?

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60. Plot a velocity-time graph using the information in Table 1, and answer the following questions: (Level 2)

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a. Calculate the stone’s velocity after 8.0 s.

73. A bag is dropped from a hovering helicopter. The bag has fallen for 2.0 s. What is the bag’s velocity? How far has

73. A bag is dropped from a hovering helicopter. The bag has fallen for 2.0 s. What is the bag’s velocity? How far has

Chapter Assessment: Applying Concepts

82. Draw a velocity-time graph for each of the graphs in Figure 31.

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82. Draw a velocity-time graph for each of the graphs in Figure 31.

inverse relationship to a grav that is three times greater.