If micheal Jordan has a vertical leap of 1.29 m, what is his take off speed and his hang time(total time to move upwards to the peak and then return to the ground)?

Q: A football quarterback runs 15.0 m straight down the playing field in 2.50 s. He is then hit and…

A: a) for first interval  Vavg = s/t = 15/2.5 = 6 m/s  For 2nd interval  Vavg = -3/1.75 = -1.71 m/s…

Q: Assume acceleration due to gravity is −32 ??/?2. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from a platform…

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Q: In an experiment, a shearwater (a seabird) was taken from its nest, flown a distance 5040 km away,…

A: The average velocity is given by, vx,avg=ΔxΔt And, Δx=xf-xi Thus, vx,avg=xf-xiΔt

Q: Give an example of vertical motion with a negative velocity and a negative acceleration?

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Q: The velocity of a diver just before hitting the water is -11.7 m/s, where the minus sign indicates…

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Q: A body starts from rest, moves in a straight line with constant acceleration and covers a distance…

A: The equations of motion are  where, u is the initial velocity, v is the final velocity, a is the…

Q: A model rocket shot straight upward with an initial velocity of vo = 25 m/s will reach a height of h…

A: Given data: Initial velocity of rocket, vo=25 m/s Height, ht=-4.9t2+25t

Q: A volleyball is thrown with an initial velocity at 30 m/s at an angle 40° above the horizontal. Find…

A: Known : Initial velocity (v) = 30 m/s Launch angle (θ)= 40oUnknown : Time of flight Maximum heigh…

Q: What happens if the person on the cliff throws the rock straight down, instead of straight up? To…

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Q: A stone is thrown with an initial upward velocity of 7.0 m/s and experiences negligible air…

A: Given Data: Initial upward velocity, u=7 m/s Travel time, t=0.5 s g=-10 m/s2 NOTE: Negligible air…

Q: An astronaut is on a new planet. She discovers that if she drops a space rock from 19.22 m above the…

A: Given data:  Initial velocity (V0) = 0 m/s Height (h) = 19.22 m Final velocity (v) = 7.09 m/s…

Q: A toy car runs off the edge of a table that is 1.013 m high. The car lands 0.5227 m from the base of…

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Q: What is the magnitude of the average acceleration of a skydiver who starting from rest, reaches a…

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Q: The superhero Green lantern steps from the top of a tall building. He falls freely from the rest to…

A: For the first half, the equation of motion can be expressed as

Q: What is the average acceleration of an airplane in a runway that accelerates from rest to 750 km/h…

A: Given data: Initial velocity (v0) = 0 m/s Final velocity (v) = 750 km/h Time (t) = 2.2 minutes…

Q: The world-record time for the 100 m dash is approximately 10 s. Given this, is it reasonable to…

A: “Since you have asked multiple questions which are not linked with each other, we will solve the…

Q: Use s"(t) = -32 feet per second per second as the acceleration due to gravity. With what initial…

A: Height ( h ) = 4 feet Maximum height to be reached (H) = 200 feet Distance (d) covered = 200 - 4 =…

Q: You accidentally drop an eraser out the window of an apartment 16 m above the ground.How long will…

A: The motion is a case of free fall. It means the object is moving with gravitational acceleration.…

Q: A person standing at the edge of a cliff throws a rock upward from a height of 350ft above ground…

A: A person standing at the edge of a cliff throws a rock upward from a height of 350ft above ground…

Q: On the moon where g = 1.6 m/s2, a stone was dropped from a certain heigh hit the ground after 6…

A: let upward direction represent positive and downward is negative axis

Q: A large boulder is ejected vertically upward from a volcano withan initial speed of 40.0 m/s. Ignore…

A: initial speed, u = 4m/s

Q: An object is thrown upwards with a speed of 14 m/s. How long does it take to reach a height of 5.0 m…

A: Given:- Initial speed vi=14m/s We know that second equation of motion is givens as…

Q: It takes Usain 8 s to run from x= 0, to x -+ 10 m and then back to x = -80 m. What is his average…

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Q: A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt. If the deceleration of the ball is 2.10×104 m/s2…

A: The ball’s deceleration is, The time interval of the ball is, In the last, the ball stops, so the…

Q: Answer the following question given below and write the correct answer.  1. Acceleration is a rate…

A: 1 Acceleration is a rate of change of velocity with respect to time . 2.Velocity is measured in .…

Q: A snowmobile with an initial speed of 5.6 m/s travels 24.0 m in 2.0 s. What final speed does it…

A: Given data:  Initial velocity (V0) = 5.6 m/s Distance traveled (x) = 24.0 m Time (t) = 2.0 s…

Q: If we know the time it takes to accelerate from rest and travel a given distance, which formula can…

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Q: A bald eagle flies a distance of 140 km, north in 1.5 hours. Then it flies another 45 km in the same…

A: Given data The total distance traveled by the eagle is d = 140 km + 45 km = 185 km. The total time…

Q: A tourist drops his cell phone from the top of the Renaissance tower and according to the…

A: Here the distance traveled by the cell phone is 270m.

Q: An engineering physics student conducted an experiment on free fall motion by launching a toy rocket…

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Q: On a distant planet, a baseball is released from rest at the top of a high cliff. Through what…

A: Solution: The displacement of the baseball as a freely falling body is given by the 2nd kinematics…

Q: It takes usain 8 s to run from x= 0 to x=+10 m then back to x=-80 m what is his average speed during…

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Q: A roller coaster car rolls from rest down a 20° incline with an acceleration of 5.0 m/s? How far…

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Q: Michael drops watermelons off of the roof. Assuming he drops them from rest straight down and the…

A: Given Data: The height of a building is, s=15 m The initial velocity of a watermelon is, u=0 m/s…

Q: A soccer player kicks the ball so that it will have a time of flight (hang time) of 3 seconds and…

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Q: Sabrino is walking down a road when he observes a nearby mountain that a boulder is falling, he…

A: We will use the laws of motion to solve this question. The distance travelled by a body falling from…

Q: The height of a helicopter above the ground is given by y(t)=4.5t^(2), in meters. After 2.0 seconds…

A: Given : The height of the helicopter, h=4.5t2 m  The time is taken, t=2.0 s   Standard Data Used :…

Q: A stone thrown from the top of a building is given an initial velocity of 20m/s straight upward. The…

A: According to Bartleby guidelines, I can answer the first three subparts. If you need help with other…

Q: A body is dropped freely from the roof of a building, traveling in the middle of the last second of…

A: Solution: Let (T) be the total fall of distance (h). As given the distance travelled in (T) the…

Q: A ball is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 17.8 m/s. How long will it take (seconds)…

A: Given : Initial upwards velocity (u) = 17.8 msTo find : time of flight , that is the time taken by…

Q: A rock is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 2.2 * 10' m/s. What maximum height will the…

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Q: An arrow is shot from 4 ft above the top of a hill with a vertical upward velocity of 114 ft/s. If…

A: The arrow is thrown vertical upward, therefore the gravitational acceleration will act in the…

Q: If a ball is thrown in the air with an initial height of 3 feet, and if the ball remains in the air…

A: Given Data  Initial Height = 3ft  Time Taken  t = 3s  Acceleration Due to Gravity = 32ft/s2…

Q: A engineer was accidentally thrown(downwards) overboard at an initial velocity of 6m.sand was in…

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Q: It takes usain 8 s to run from x= 0 to x=+10 m then back to x=-80 m what is his average velocity…

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Q: A stone is released from rest from the top of a building of height 180 m. How much time elapses…

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Q: Two stones are thrown vertically upward at the same time, one with an initial velocity of 32 ft/s…

A: If u be the initial velocity,a be the acceleration & d be the displacement within time t then…

Distance and Speed

The speed, distance and time relation forms the basis of study of motion. You will need these concepts in the study of Mechanics. This concept is applicable for students who are studying the following courses –