CHAPTER 3 PROBLEM SET LINEAR MOTION
1. A ball is dropped from the top of a tower 80 ft (24.38 m) high at the same instant
that a second ball is thrown upward from the ground with an initial velocity of 40
ft/sec (12.19 m/s). When and where do they pass, and with what relative velocity?
vr=40 ft/sec Time and height: 2 seconds at 64.4 ft
2. Particles A and B are elevated 12 meters high from a given reference base. Particle A
is projected down an incline of length 20 meters at the same time particle B is let to
freely fall vertically. Find the velocity of projection of particle A if both particles
strikes the base at the same time.
3. A stone is thrown vertically up from the ground with a velocity of 300 ft per sec
(91.44 m/s). How long must one wait before dropping a second stone from the top
of a 600-ft (182.88-m) tower if the two stones are to pass each other 200 ft (60.96
m) from the top of the tower? t2=13.67 sec
4. A stone is thrown vertically upward from the ground with a velocity of 48.3 ft per sec
(14.72 m per sec). One second later another stone is thrown vertically upward with a
velocity of 96.6 ft per sec (29.44 m per sec). How far above the ground will the
stones be at the same level?
5. The motion of a particle is given by the equation s=2t4−16t3+2t2 where s is in meter
and tt in seconds. Compute the values of v and a when t=2 sec.
6. A speedboat moving at 30.0 m/s approaches a no-wake buoy marker 100 m ahead.
The pilot slows the boat with a constant acceleration of 23.50 m/s2 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?
7. A hockey player is standing on his skates on a frozen pond when an opposing player, moving
with a uniform speed of 12.0 m/s, skates by with the puck. After 3.00 s, the first player
makes up his mind to chase his opponent. If he accelerates uniformly at 4.00 m/s2, (a) how
long does it take him to catch his opponent and (b) how far has he traveled in that time?
(Assume the player with the puck remains in motion at constant speed.)