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    H.W-2-Chapter2 With Solution

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    This document provides solutions to homework problems related to kinematics concepts like displacement, average speed, average velocity, and acceleration. In question 1, key concepts like average acceleration, acceleration as a vector, and the difference between average speed and velocity are identified. Question 2 involves identifying scalar and vector quantities, definitions of displacement, velocity, and acceleration. Question 3 calculates the average speed and average velocity of a car moving in different directions. Question 4 finds the displacement and average velocity of a particle moving along an axis based on its position equation. Question 5 identifies the instantaneous velocity of the particle at a given time. Question 6 calculates the acceleration of a sports car starting from rest based

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    This document provides solutions to homework problems related to kinematics concepts like displacement, average speed, average velocity, and acceleration. In question 1, key concepts like average acceleration, acceleration as a vector, and the difference between average speed and velocity are identified. Question 2 involves identifying scalar and vector quantities, definitions of displacement, velocity, and acceleration. Question 3 calculates the average speed and average velocity of a car moving in different directions. Question 4 finds the displacement and average velocity of a particle moving along an axis based on its position equation. Question 5 identifies the instantaneous velocity of the particle at a given time. Question 6 calculates the acceleration of a sports car starting from rest based

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    This document provides solutions to homework problems related to kinematics concepts like displacement, average speed, average velocity, and acceleration. In question 1, key concepts like average acceleration, acceleration as a vector, and the difference between average speed and velocity are identified. Question 2 involves identifying scalar and vector quantities, definitions of displacement, velocity, and acceleration. Question 3 calculates the average speed and average velocity of a car moving in different directions. Question 4 finds the displacement and average velocity of a particle moving along an axis based on its position equation. Question 5 identifies the instantaneous velocity of the particle at a given time. Question 6 calculates the acceleration of a sports car starting from rest based

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    H.W-2-Chapter2 With Solution

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    This document provides solutions to homework problems related to kinematics concepts like displacement, average speed, average velocity, and acceleration. In question 1, key concepts like average acceleration, acceleration as a vector, and the difference between average speed and velocity are identified. Question 2 involves identifying scalar and vector quantities, definitions of displacement, velocity, and acceleration. Question 3 calculates the average speed and average velocity of a car moving in different directions. Question 4 finds the displacement and average velocity of a particle moving along an axis based on its position equation. Question 5 identifies the instantaneous velocity of the particle at a given time. Question 6 calculates the acceleration of a sports car starting from rest based

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    Homework 2 Solution

    Q1) Put (√) or (X) in front of the following sentences.

    1 Average acceleration is the displacement divided by the elapsed time of the displacement X
    2 Acceleration is a vector quantity √
    3 Average velocity is a vector, but average speed is scalar quantity √
    4 Average speed is the displacement divided by the elapsed time of the displacement X

    5 Displacement is always equal to distance X


    6 Distance is the total length of travel √

    Q2) Choose the correct answer.

    1 Which of the following is a scalar quantity?


    a) Displacement b) Speed c) Velocity d) Acceleration
    2 The change in position of an object is:
    a) Displacement b) Velocity c) Distance d) Acceleration
    3 The ratio of total displacement to total time taken by the body is:
    a) Instantaneous b) Average speed c) Average d) Average
    velocity velocity acceleration
    4 Distance is always
    a) Positive and b) Positive c) Negative d) Zero
    negative
    5 A body moves with constant velocity, its acceleration is
    a) Increasing b) Decreasing c) Constant d) Zero
    6 The SI unit of acceleration is ..
    a) m/s2 b) m/s c) m d) m2/s2
    Q3) A car travels along a straight road 200m east then 100m west during time (10sec). Find
    its average speed and average velocity
    a) 30m/s and b) 10m/s and c) 30m/s and d) 10m/s and
    30m/s 10m/s 10m/s 30m/s

    𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑑 200+100 300𝑚


    Average Speed 𝑆̅ = = = = = 30 𝑚⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐
    𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 ∆𝑡 10 10𝑠𝑒𝑐

    𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 ∆𝑥 200−100 100𝑚


    Average velocity 𝑣̅ = = = = = 10 𝑚⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐
    𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 ∆𝑡 10 10𝑠𝑒𝑐

    Q4) The position of a particle moving along the x axis is given by 𝑥 = 6𝑡 2 − 𝑡 3 , where x is
    position and t is time. Find the displacement and the average velocity of the particle during
    the time interval 𝑡1 = 1.0𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡2 = 3.0𝑠
    Displacement: a) 34m b) 22m c) 18m d) 12m
    Average velocity: 17m/s 11m/s 9m/s 6m/s

    𝑥𝑓 = 6(3)2 − (3)3 = 54 − 27 = 27𝑚 , 𝑥𝑖 = 6(1)2 − (1)3 = 6 − 1 = 5𝑚

    Displacement ∆𝑥 = 𝑥𝑓 − 𝑥𝑖 = 27 − 5 = 22𝑚

    𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 ∆𝑥 22 22𝑚
    Average velocity 𝑣̅ = = = = = 11 𝑚⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐
    𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 ∆𝑡 3−1 2𝑠𝑒𝑐

    Q5) The position of a particle moving along the x axis is given by 𝑥 = 6𝑡 2 − 𝑡 3 , where x is
    position and t is time. The instantaneous velocity of the particle at 𝑡 = 2.0𝑠
    a) 22m/s b) 18m/s c) 12m/s d) 8m/s

    𝑑𝑥 𝑑
    Instantaneous velocity 𝑣 = = [6𝑡 2 − 𝑡 3 ] = 12𝑡 − 3𝑡 2
    𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

    𝑣𝑡=2 = 12(2) − 3(22 ) = 24 − 12 = 12𝑚/𝑠


    Q6) A sports car starts from rest. After 10.0 s, its speed reaches 25.0 m/s. Find the car’s
    acceleration?
    a) 2.50 𝑚/𝑠 2 b) 5.00 𝑚/𝑠 2 c) 10.0 𝑚/𝑠 2 d) 25.0 𝑚/𝑠 2

    Given: 𝑣𝑜 = 0 𝑚/𝑠 , 𝑣 = 25 𝑚/𝑠 , 𝑡 = 10𝑠𝑒𝑐 ,


    𝑣 = 𝑣𝑜 + 𝑎𝑡
    25
    25 = 0 + 10𝑎 → 25 = 10𝑎 → 𝑎 = = 2.5𝑚/𝑠 2
    10

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