You are stopped at a red light, waiting for it to turn green. At the instant the light turns green, a truck in the next lane passes you, traveling at a constant velocity of 15 m/s. One second later, you begin accelerating with a constant a = 6.0 m/s^2. (1) How much time does it take for you to catch up to the other car?

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Q: motorcycle started from rest is moving at a constant acceleration of 10 m/s^2 for 10 s. What is the…

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Q: A Man in a car starts from Paris and Travels 80 km at a constant speed of 80km/h, then stops for 30…

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Q: A car travels 19.3 km in 5.3 hours and 4.4 km in another 25.1 hours in the same direction. What is…

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Q: An arrow is shot straight up in the air at an initial speed of 20.0 m/s. After how much time is the…

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Q: A car rounds the clover-leaf at 13 "/s as it enters the 400 meter-long merge zone. a) What…

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Q: A Canadian speed limit of 50 km/h is closest to which U.S. limit expressed in miles per hour? (a) 60…

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Q: You and your friend Mahmood are walking in the Qurum Natural Park. You both first walk 2.0 km north…

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Q: If a car increases its velocity from 0 m/s to 20 m/s in 4 seconds, its acceleration is   a. 5…

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Q: Ferrari sports car can accelerate from rest to 81 km/h (about 60 mi/h) in 1.5 s. What is its average…

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Q: The velocity and acceleration of an object at a certain instant are i = (3.0 m/s)j %3D å = (5 m/s²)i…

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Q: On a horizontal road, a car is traveling West at a constant speed of 4.20 m/sm/s . After 30 ss , it…

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Q: 360 23.8 2. A person jogs eight complete laps around a 400-m track in a total time of 14.5 min…

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Q: A stone is projected vertically upward from the top of a 120-m high tower at a initial velocity of…

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Q: A bowling ball traveling with constant speed hits the pins at the end of a bowling lane 16.5 m long.…

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Q: An electron, starting from rest and moving with a constant acceleration, travels 2.0 cm in 5.0 ms.…

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Q: A car accelerated uniformly from rest to 60.0 mph in 4.0 seconds. The magnitude of the car's…

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Q: A car travelling at a speed of 100km/h is stopped in 3 minutes. The acceleration of the car is O a.…

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Q: A car is moving along a straight road with an initial velocity of v=12 m/s and an acceleration, a=3…

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Q: A bullet shot straight up returns to its starting point in 10 s. What is the initial speed of the…

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Q: An object moving in the +x direction experiences an acceleration of +2.0 m/s?. This means the object…

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Q: An airplane decelerates at a constant rate of 4.92 m/s when it landed on the runway of an airport.…

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Q: 9. A car with its brakes applied has an acceleration of -1.2 m/s˄2. If its initial velocity is 10…

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Q: A bus travels with a speed of 95 mi/h. This speed in S.I. units is (Given 1 mile = 1.609 km) a.…

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Q: a motor car is uniformly retardated and brought to rest from a speed of 72 km/he in 10 seconds find:…

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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 –