/PHYSICS COMP

1) Someone paces back and forth in the room. They travel 2 meters from their original
position to the door, then go back to their original position. They do it for 1 hour and 12
minutes. If their speed is 300 meters per hour, what is their magnitude of displacement?
(∆x = 2 meters)
*This is an example of a misconception: distance traveled is not the same as the
magnitude of displacement. If the question was asking for distance traveled, the answer
would be 360 meters.

2) Acceleration: Neglecting air resistance, calculate the position of the rock 2.00 seconds
after it is thrown, if its initial velocity is 13 m/s. Assume g = 9.8 m/s/s. (d = 6.4 meters)
2
gt
Formula: d=Vit+
2
2
−9.8 m/s /s∗(2 s)
Solution: d=(13 m/s )(2 s)+
2
*The gravitational acceleration is negative because the object is thrown against the force
of gravity.

3) Find the a) distance and b) final velocity of a ball dropped from rest from the top of a
building, after 6 seconds. g = 10 m/s/s. (d = 180 m; Vf = 60 m/s)
2
gt
Formulas: d= =(10 m/s /s)¿ ¿
2
Vf =¿=(10 m/ s /s)(6)

4) A shell is shot into the air with an initial speed of 70 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees above
the horizontal. The fused is timed to ignite the shell just as it reaches its highest point
above the ground. Calculate the height at which the shell explodes. Assume g = 10
m/s/s) (h = 61.25 m)
Formula: h=¿ ¿

5) What is the angle of rotation between two hands of a clock, if the radius of the clock is
0.70 m and the arc length separating the two hands is 1.0 m? Express answer in
radians. (∆θ = 10/7 radians)

Δ s 1.0 m
Formula: ∆θ= =
r 0.7 m

6) Find the centripetal acceleration in decimals of a car following a curve of radius 500 m at
a speed of 25 m/s. Answer in 3 significant figures and decimal form. (a c= 1.25 m/s/s)
2
v
Formula: a c = =¿ ¿
r

7) What is the centripetal force exerted on a 1,600 kg car that rounds a 100 m radius curve
at 30 m/s? ( F c = 14,400 N)
2
v
Formula: a c= =¿ ¿
r
F c =m ac =(1,600 kg)(9 m/s /s )
8) Calculate the angular speed of a 0.3 m radius car tire when the car travels at 15 m/s.
Express answer in rad/s. (ω = 15 rad/s)
❑
v 15 m/ s
Formula: ω= =
r 0.3 m

9) What is the potential energy of a ball with respect to the ground when it is on a 15 meter
long slide that is inclined by 30 degrees with the horizontal? The ball’s mass is 20 kg.
Use 10 m/s/s as the value of gravitational acceleration. (PE = 1500 J)

Formulas: dy(at an angle) = dy(sinθ) = 15 m(sin 30) = 7.5 m

PE=mgh=(20 kg)(10 m/ s /s)(7.5 m)

10) A driver that was traveling at 54 kph observed that the traffic light 240 m ahead of him
turned red. In his country, the traffic light is timed to stay red for 24 seconds. Determine
the speed of Ian’s car as it passes by the traffic light. Express your answer in m/s with
one significant figure only. (5 m/s)
Formulas:
10
54 kph=54 ( )=15 m/ s
36
1 2 2 d 2 vi
d=di+ Vit+ a t ∨a= 2 − (if di=0)
2 t t
1
240 m=0+ 15 m/ s(24 s )+ (a)¿
2
2(240 m)
¿¿
Physics:
1. A ball has a mass of 5 Kg, suppose it travels at 69m/s. Find the kinetic energy
possessed by it. ½(5)(69)^2 = 2560 J
2. Suppose Leb managed to throw a 1000 Kg mass which now travels at a speed of 10m/s.
Now, this mass transfers all its energy to a mass of 10Kg. What will be the velocity of the
10 Kg mass after being hit by it? 100m/s
3. A spaceship has a mass of 20000Kg, suppose it travels at 10m/s. Find the kinetic
energy possessed by it. 10^6 kg

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4. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s for 32.8 s until is finally lifts
off the ground. Determine the distance traveled before takeoff. 1720m
5. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a
distance of 110 m. Determine the acceleratio of the car. 8.10 m/s^2
6. Upton Chuck is riding the Giant Drop at Great America. If Upton free falls for 2.60
seconds, what will be his final velocity and how far will he fall? Vf=25.5 m/s and
d=33.1 m
7. A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds.
Determine the acceleration of the car and the distance traveled. a=11.2 m/s^2
and d=79.8 m
8. A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40 meters. The
aacceleration of gravity on the moon is 1.67 m/s2. Determine the time for the
feather to fall to the surface of the moon. t=1.29 s
9. Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the human response to acceleration. If a
rocket-powered sled is accelerated to a speed of 444 m/s in 1.83 seconds, then
what is the distance that the sled travels? d=406 m
10. A bike accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 7.10 m/s over a distance of
35.4 m. Determine the acceleration of the bike. 0.712 m/s^2
11. An engineer is designing the runway for an airport. Of the planes that will use
the airport, the lowest acceleration rate is likely to be 3 m/s2. The takeoff speed
for this plane will be 65 m/s. Assuming this minimum acceleration, what is the
minimum allowed length for the runway? 704 m
12. A car traveling at 22.4 m/s skids to a stop in 2.55 s. Determine the skidding
distance of the car (assume uniform acceleration). 28.6 m
13. Find x and y if the value of x is thrice the value of y, which equals to 4 and 6x + 4y = 10.
x = 1, y = 1
1. Mathematics – The probability that a student belongs to a club is 0.4. The probability that
a student works part time is 0.5. The probability that a student belongs to a club and
works part time is 0.05. What is the probability that a student belongs to a club or works
part time?
Answer: 0.85 (or 85%)
x
8
1. Mathematics: Given that 3x – 2y = 5, find the exact value of y .
4
Answer: 32

1. Mathematics – A ladder is placed against a building, reaching up a height of 12 √ ❑ feet

and so that the foot of the ladder is 36 feet from the base of the building. Identify the
measure of the angle that the ladder makes with the horizontal ground? Assume that the
building is perpendicular to the ground.
Answer: 30º