Linear motion work sheet.
1. The breaks of a car whose initial velocity is 30m/s are applied and the car receives and
acceleration of -2m/s2 .How far will it have gone?
When its velocity has decreased to 15m/s
When it has come to a stop
2. A, B and C are three Non-stop stations for a high speed train connecting two major cities.
Assuming A,B and C are on a straight railway track and station B is mid-way between stations
A and C. if the speeds with which the train passes A and C are 20m/s and 40m/s respectively,
what is the speed with which the train passes station B?
3. Three kids in a parking lot launch a rocket that rises into the air along a 380m long arc in 40s.
Determine the average speed?
4. A car’s odometer reads 22687km at the start of the trip and 22792km at the end, the trip
took 4hrs. what was the car’s average speed in km/h?
What is the average speed in m/s
How far did a car that averages 200km/h during a race on an oval circuit travel in
45 minutes?
5. A plane flies from London Heathrow airport to Dubai International Airport, a distance of
5500Km approximately at an average speed of 1200km/h. The return trip was made at an
average speed of 1050km/h. Find the average speed for the whole journey.
Note: We are using speed and not Velocity, we know that speed is a scalar. The formulars
we are going to use are:
𝐃
𝑺=
𝑻
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝟏 + 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝟐
𝑨𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 =
𝟐
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝑨𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 = 𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏
6. A car is traveling at a constant velocity of 18 m/s and passes a police cruiser. Exactly 2 seconds
after passing, the cruiser begins pursuit; with a constant acceleration of 2.5 m/s2 how long
does it take for the cruiser to overtake the car (from the moment the cop car starts)?
7. A drag racer starts her car from rest and accelerates at 10.0 m/s2 for a distance of 400 m.
(a) How long did it take the race car to travel this distance?
(b) What is the speed of the race car at the end of the run?
8. A ball is thrown vertically at 20m/s. Ignoring air resistance; calculate
The time it takes to reach the maximum height
The maximum height
The time it takes to hit the groud
The velocity at impact
Plot the graph of this motion.
9. A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 20 m/s from the edge of a 50 m tall building so that it hits the ground
below. Calculate
The time it takes to reach the maximum height
The maximum height
The time it takes to hit the ground.
The velocity at impact
