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Physics Acceleration Example Problems

The document contains a series of physics problems related to acceleration, speed, and distance for various scenarios involving vehicles and animals. It includes calculations for acceleration of a driver slowing down, a cheetah accelerating, and a racing car's initial velocity and distance traveled. Additionally, it addresses runway design for airplanes, elevator height, and a helicopter's velocity change.

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Physics Acceleration Example Problems

The document contains a series of physics problems related to acceleration, speed, and distance for various scenarios involving vehicles and animals. It includes calculations for acceleration of a driver slowing down, a cheetah accelerating, and a racing car's initial velocity and distance traveled. Additionally, it addresses runway design for airplanes, elevator height, and a helicopter's velocity change.

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1.

While traveling along a highway a driver


slows from 24m/s to 15m/s in 12s. What is the
automobile’s acceleration?
2. If the car can go from a standstill to 60mi/hr
in 8s. What would be its final speed after 5s,
if its starting speed were 50mi/hr?
3. The cheetah, which is the fastest land
mammal, starts from at rest moves up to
70mi/hr in 30s. What is the acceleration of
the cheetah?
4. A racing car accelerates to 40m/s in 8s at a
rate of 5m/s2. a. What is the car’s initial
velocity? b. What distance does the car travel
during the given time?
5. How far does Justine, starting at rest, do a
long straight stride with her ice-skating skill
at the Lloyd Center at a rate of 2m/s 2 for
3.5s?
6. An engineer is to design a runway to
accommodate airplanes that must gain a
ground speed of 60m/s before they can take-
off. These planes are capable of being
accelerated at 1.5m/s2. a. How long will it
take them to achieve this speed? b. What is
the minimum runway length?
7. The elevator in the Landmark Tower, in
Yokohama, Japan are among the fastest in
the world. They accelerate upward at
3.125m/s2 for 4s. If these elevators start from
rest, what is their final height reach?
8. In an emergency, a driver brings a car to a
full stop in 5s. The car is traveling at a rate of
-7.6m/s2 before the brakes are applied. a.
What is the car’s initial speed? b. How far
does the car travel during the braking?
9. A helicopter’s velocity changes from 225m/s
to 60m/s in 6.25s. What is the acceleration of
this helicopter?
10.How long would it take for James with an
acceleration of -2.5m/s2 to bring his bicycle
with an initial velocity of 13.5m/s to a
complete stop?

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