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TUTORIAL 2: KINEMATICS
PART A
1. A student walks 4 m East, then 2 m South, 4 5. When solving kinematics problems, what
m West, and finally 2 m North. What is the does the term 'initially at rest' imply about the
student's total displacement? variables?
A. 12 m A. v=0
B. 8 m
C. 0 m B. a=0
D. 4 m East C. s=0
D. u=0
2. What physical quantity is determined by 6. If a projectile is launched horizontally from
calculating the area under a velocity-time (v−t) a height h, what is its initial vertical velocity
graph? component?
A. Instantaneous acceleration A. 0 m s−1
B. Change in acceleration B. It is equal to the horizontal velocity
C. Total displacement or distance C.−9.81 m s−2
D. Average velocity D. u cosθ
3. An object is moving with constant velocity. 7. In projectile motion, which of the following
What can be concluded about its acceleration? is true regarding the horizontal component of
velocity, assuming air resistance is negligible?
A. The acceleration is positive.
B. The acceleration is increasing. A. It remains constant throughout the flight.
C. The acceleration is negative. B. It decreases as the projectile rises and
D. The acceleration is zero. increases as it falls.
C. It is zero at the maximum height.
D. It increases due to gravity
4. Which of the following describes a vector 8. 7. For a projectile launched near Earth's
quantity? surface, what is the value of the vertical
acceleration?
−1
A. A car traveling at a speed of 20 m s
B. A time interval of 10 seconds. A.+9.81 m s−2
C. A boat moving at 15 knots due North. B. It varies depending on the launch angle θ.
D. The odometer reading of a car showing 50 C. 0 m s−2
km traveled. D. −9.81 m s−2
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PART B
1
Figure 1
Figure 1 above shows a graph of displacement against time of an object moving in a
straight line. Calculate
(a) the total distance travelled.
(b) the displacement of the object.
(c) the instantaneous velocity at t = 11 s.
Figure 2
The graph in Figure 2 shows velocity versus time for a cart in a physics laboratory.
(a) Describe qualitatively the motion of the cart.
(b) Determine the total distance travelled by the cart and its displacement.
(c) Calculate the average acceleration between 3 s to 14 s.
3 The speed of a car travelling along a straight road decrease uniformly from 12 m s-1 to
8.0 m s-1 over a distance of 88.0 m. Calculate
(a) the acceleration of the car.
(b) the time taken for the car to travel the distance of 88.0 m.
(c) the total duration of the whole journey if the car continues to decelerate at the same
rate until it stops.
(d) the total distance travelled by the car until it rests.
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4 A car is moving with constant speed of 80 km h-1 when suddenly the driver sees a cat 50 m
straight ahead of the car. The driver’s reaction time is 0.5 s and the maximum deceleration
of the car is 10 m s-2.
(a) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car from the moment the driver sees the
cat until it stopped. What happens to the cat?
(b) Sketch acceleration against time graph to show the motion of the car.
5 A speedboat moving at 30.0 m s-1 approaches a no-wake buoy marker 100 m ahead. The
pilot slows the boat with a constant acceleration of -3.50 m s-2 by reducing the throttle.
(a) How long does it take the boat to reach the buoy?
(b) What is the velocity of the boat when it reaches the buoy?
6 A long jumper leaves the ground at an angle of 25° to the horizontal at a speed of
10 m s-1.
(a) How long does it take for him to reach the maximum height?
(b) What is the maximum height?
(c) How far does he jump before landing on the ground?
7 An archer standing on a cliff 48 m high shoots an arrow at an angle of 30° above the
horizontal with a speed of 80 m s-1. Calculate the
(a) duration the arrow is in the air.
(b) horizontal range of the arrow.
8 An airplane is in level flight (flying at a constant altitude) at a velocity of 500 km h-1 and
an altitude of 1500 m when a wheel falls off.
(a) How long does the wheel take to reach the ground?
(b) What horizontal distance will the wheel travel before it strikes the ground?
(c) What will the wheel’s velocity be when it strikes the ground?
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