Given:

a = +3.2 m/s2

t = 32.8 s

vi = 0 m/s

Find:

d = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
d = (0 m/s)*(32.8 s)+ 0.5*(3.20 m/s2)*(32.8 s)2

d = 1720 m

Return to Problem 1



Given:

d = 110 m

t = 5.21 s

vi = 0 m/s

Find:

a = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
110 m = (0 m/s)*(5.21 s)+ 0.5*(a)*(5.21 s)2

110 m = (13.57 s2)*a

a = (110 m)/(13.57 s2)

a = 8.10 m/ s2

Return to Problem 2



Given:

a = -9.8 m

t = 2.6 s

vi = 0 m/s

Find:

d = ??
vf = ??

d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
d = (0 m/s)*(2.60 s)+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(2.60 s)2

d = -33.1 m (- indicates direction)

vf = vi + a*t

vf = 0 + (-9.8 m/s2)*(2.60 s)

vf = -25.5 m/s (- indicates direction)

Return to Problem 3



Given:

vi = 18.5 m/s

vf = 46.1 m/s

t = 2.47 s

Find:

d = ??
a = ??

a = (Delta v)/t
a = (46.1 m/s - 18.5 m/s)/(2.47 s)

a = 11.2 m/s2

d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2

d = (18.5 m/s)*(2.47 s)+ 0.5*(11.2 m/s2)*(2.47 s)2

d = 45.7 m + 34.1 m

d = 79.8 m

(Note: the d can also be calculated using the equation vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d)

Return to Problem 4



Given:

vi = 0 m/s

d = -1.40 m

a = -1.67 m/s2

Find:

t = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
-1.40 m = (0 m/s)*(t)+ 0.5*(-1.67 m/s2)*(t)2

-1.40 m = 0+ (-0.835 m/s2)*(t)2

(-1.40 m)/(-0.835 m/s2) = t2

1.68 s2 = t2

t = 1.29 s

Return to Problem 5



Given:

vi = 0 m/s

vf = 444 m/s

t = 1.83 s

Find:

a = ??
d = ??

a = (Delta v)/t
a = (444 m/s - 0 m/s)/(1.83 s)

a = 243 m/s2

d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2

d = (0 m/s)*(1.83 s)+ 0.5*(243 m/s2)*(1.83 s)2

d = 0 m + 406 m

d = 406 m

(Note: the d can also be calculated using the equation vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d)

Return to Problem 6






Given:

vi = 0 m/s

vf = 7.10 m/s

d = 35.4 m

Find:

a = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(7.10 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(35.4 m)

50.4 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (70.8 m)*a

(50.4 m2/s2)/(70.8 m) = a

a = 0.712 m/s2

Return to Problem 7



Given:

vi = 0 m/s

vf = 65 m/s

a = 3 m/s2

Find:

d = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(65 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(3 m/s2)*d

4225 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (6 m/s2)*d

(4225 m2/s2)/(6 m/s2) = d

d = 704 m

Return to Problem 8



Given:

vi = 22.4 m/s

vf = 0 m/s

t = 2.55 s

Find:

d = ??
d = (vi + vf)/2 *t
d = (22.4 m/s + 0 m/s)/2 *2.55 s

d = (11.2 m/s)*2.55 s

d = 28.6 m

Return to Problem 9



Given:

a = -9.8 m/s2

vf = 0 m/s

d = 2.62 m

Find:

vi = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(2.62 m)

0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 51.35 m2/s2

51.35 m2/s2 = vi2

vi = 7.17 m/s

Return to Problem 10



Given:

a = -9.8 m/s2

vf = 0 m/s

d = 1.29 m

Find:

vi = ??
t = ??

vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(1.29 m)

0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 25.28 m2/s2

25.28 m2/s2 = vi2

vi = 5.03 m/s

To find hang time, find the time to the peak and then double it.

vf = vi + a*t

0 m/s = 5.03 m/s + (-9.8 m/s2)*tup

-5.03 m/s = (-9.8 m/s2)*tup

(-5.03 m/s)/(-9.8 m/s2) = tup

tup = 0.513 s

hang time = 1.03 s

Return to Problem 11



Given:

vi = 0 m/s

vf = 521 m/s

d = 0.840 m

Find:

a = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(521 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(0.840 m)

271441 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (1.68 m)*a

(271441 m2/s2)/(1.68 m) = a

a = 1.62*105 m /s2

Return to Problem 12



Given:

a = -9.8 m/s2

vf = 0 m/s

t = 3.13 s

Find:

d = ??
(NOTE: the time required to move to the peak of the trajectory is one-half the total hang time - 3.125 s.)

First use: vf = vi + a*t

0 m/s = vi + (-9.8 m/s2)*(3.13 s)

0 m/s = vi - 30.7 m/s

vi = 30.7 m/s (30.674 m/s)

Now use: vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d

(0 m/s)2 = (30.7 m/s)2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(d)

0 m2/s2 = (940 m2/s2) + (-19.6 m/s2)*d

-940 m2/s2 = (-19.6 m/s2)*d

(-940 m2/s2)/(-19.6 m/s2) = d

d = 48.0 m

Return to Problem 13



Given:

vi = 0 m/s

d = -370 m

a = -9.8 m/s2

Find:

t = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
-370 m = (0 m/s)*(t)+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(t)2

-370 m = 0+ (-4.9 m/s2)*(t)2

(-370 m)/(-4.9 m/s2) = t2

75.5 s2 = t2

t = 8.69 s

Return to Problem 14




Given:

vi = 367 m/s

vf = 0 m/s

d = 0.0621 m

Find:

a = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(0 m/s)2 = (367 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(0.0621 m)

0 m2/s2 = (134689 m2/s2) + (0.1242 m)*a

-134689 m2/s2 = (0.1242 m)*a

(-134689 m2/s2)/(0.1242 m) = a

a = -1.08*106 m /s2

(The - sign indicates that the bullet slowed down.)

Return to Problem 15



Given:

a = -9.8 m/s2

t = 3.41 s

vi = 0 m/s

Find:

d = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
d = (0 m/s)*(3.41 s)+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(3.41 s)2

d = 0 m+ 0.5*(-9.8 m/s2)*(11.63 s2)

d = -57.0 m

(NOTE: the - sign indicates direction)

Return to Problem 16



Given:

a = -3.90 m/s2

vf = 0 m/s

d = 290 m

Find:

vi = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-3.90 m/s2)*(290 m)

0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 2262 m2/s2

2262 m2/s2 = vi2

vi = 47.6 m /s

Return to Problem 17



Given:

vi = 0 m/s

vf = 88.3 m/s

d = 1365 m

Find:

a = ??
t = ??

vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(88.3 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(1365 m)

7797 m2/s2 = (0 m2/s2) + (2730 m)*a

7797 m2/s2 = (2730 m)*a

(7797 m2/s2)/(2730 m) = a

a = 2.86 m/s2

vf = vi + a*t

88.3 m/s = 0 m/s + (2.86 m/s2)*t

(88.3 m/s)/(2.86 m/s2) = t

t = 30. 8 s

Return to Problem 18



Given:

vi = 0 m/s

vf = 112 m/s

d = 398 m

Find:

a = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(112 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(398 m)

12544 m2/s2 = 0 m2/s2 + (796 m)*a

12544 m2/s2 = (796 m)*a

(12544 m2/s2)/(796 m) = a

a = 15.8 m/s2

Return to Problem 19



Given:

a = -9.8 m/s2

vf = 0 m/s

d = 91.5 m

Find:

vi = ??
t = ??

First, find speed in units of m/s:
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d

(0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(91.5 m)

0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 1793 m2/s2

1793 m2/s2 = vi2

vi = 42.3 m/s

Now convert from m/s to mi/hr:

vi = 42.3 m/s * (2.23 mi/hr)/(1 m/s)

vi = 94.4 mi/hr

give me a short sentence of what you learned from this

I learned how to use kinematic equations to solve for distance, acceleration, velocity, and time in different scenarios.