Linear Motion Homework 3: Motion Graphs
1) A car starts at rest and accelerates to 10 m/s in 5 s. Find the acceleration.
2) A car starts at rest and goes to10 m/s in 10s. Find the acceleration.
3) A car starts at rest and accelerates to 10 m/s in 5 s. How far does it go?
4) A car starts at rest and goes to10 m/s in 10s. How far does it go?
5) Carefully make a V-T graph for the car in #1. Find the slope of the graph.
6) Carefully make a V-T graph for the car in #2. Find the slope of the graph.
7) Carefully make a V-T graph for the car in #1. Find the area under the graph.
8) Carefully make a V-T graph for the car in #2. Find the area under the graph.
9) A car starts at rest and has a constant acceleration of 2 m/s2, calculate the change
in velocity between 4 and 6 s.
10) A car starts at rest and has a constant acceleration of 2 m/s2, calculate the change
in velocity between 1 and 9 s.
11) When a car has an initial velocity of 8 m/s and a constant acceleration of 2 m/s2,
calculate the change in displacement between 4 and 6 s.
12) When a car has an initial velocity of 2 m/s and a constant acceleration of 2 m/s2,
calculate the change in displacement between 1 and 9 s.
13) When a car has a constant velocity of 2 m/s, calculate the change in displacement
between 4 and 6 s.
14) When a car has a constant velocity of 2 m/s, calculate the change in displacement
between 1 and 9 s.
Sketch a V-T graph for each and use slope or area to solve each of the above
problems, compare your answers with your calculations.