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PHYS105 Spring2019 Tutorial Ch2

The document contains a series of physics problems related to motion, velocity, and acceleration. It includes questions about average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and the effects of acceleration on various objects. Each question provides multiple-choice answers for students to select from.

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PHYS105 Spring2019 Tutorial Ch2

The document contains a series of physics problems related to motion, velocity, and acceleration. It includes questions about average velocity, instantaneous velocity, and the effects of acceleration on various objects. Each question provides multiple-choice answers for students to select from.

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Faculty of Science

Department of Physics
General Physics I – PHYS105, Tutorial Ch02

1- Questions 1 to 3 belong to the A car travels along a straight road (x-axis) so that its position is given by 𝑥(𝑡) =
2𝑡 2 − 0.1 𝑡 3 . where t in seconds and x in meters. Calculate the average velocity of the car for the time interval
t1 = 0 to t2 0 s.
(a) 200 m/s
(b) 20 m/s
(c) 1 m/s
(d) 0

2- The coordinate of a particle in meters is given by x(t) = 16t − 3.0t3, where the time t is in seconds. The particle
is momentarily at rest at t =
(a) 0.75 s
(b) 1.3 s
(c) 5.3 s
(d) 7.3 s

3- A car, initially at rest, travels 20 m in 4 s along a straight line with constant acceleration. The acceleration of
the car is:
(a) 0.4m/s2
(b) 1.3m/s2
(c) 2.5m/s2
(d) 4.9m/s2

4- A racing car traveling with constant acceleration increases its speed from 10m/s to 50m/s over a distance of
60 m. How long does this take?
(a) 2.0 s
(b) 4.0 s
(c) 5.0 s
(d) 8.0

5- At t = 0 a ball is thrown straight up from ground level with a speed of 50 m/s. Find its speed at
1 s after it was thrown.
(a) 59.8 m/s
(b) 19.6 m/s
(c) 9.8 m/s
(d) 40.2 m/s

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6- The position versus time for an object moving along the x axis is shown
in the figure below. Find the instantaneous velocity at t = 6 s.
(a) 5 m/s
(b) - 5 m/s
(c) 0
(d) - 1.42 m/s

7- A cat walks in a straight line (x-axis). The cat’s velocity as a function of time is shown in the graph below.
I) Calculate the acceleration of the cat at 𝑡 = 3𝑠 .
(a) 1.33 m/s2
(b) – 0.75 m/s2
(c) -1.33 m/s2
(d) 0.75 m/s2

II) Find the cat’s velocity at 𝑡 = 7𝑠 .


(a) – 1.3 m/s
(b) – 6.7 m/s
(c) – 1 m/s
(d) – 0.5 m/s

8- Two automobiles are 150 kilometers apart and traveling toward each other. One automobile is moving at
60km/h and the other is moving at 40km/h. In how many hours will they meet?
(a) 2.5
(b) 2.0
(c) 1.75
(d) 1.5

9- A car travels 40 kilometers at an average speed of 80km/h and then travels 40 kilometers at an average speed
of 40km/h. The average speed of the car for this 80-km trip is:
(a) 40km/h
(b) 53km/h
(c) 48km/h
(d) 45km/h

10- An object dropped from the window of a tall building hits the ground in 12.0 s. The height of the window
above the ground is:
(a) 29.4 m
(b) 58.8 m
(c) 118 m
(d) 706 m

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