Questions
Question 1
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Velocity changes from \(-3\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) to \(9\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) in \(4\,\mathrm{s}\). Find average acceleration.
Question 2
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For \(v_x(t)=2t+5\), find \(a_x\).
Question 3
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A velocity-time graph is horizontal. What is the acceleration?
Question 4
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For \(x(t)=t^2\), find \(a_x\).
Question 5
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For \(v_x(t)=12-4t\), find \(a_x\). Is the particle speeding up or slowing down at \(t=1\,\mathrm{s}\)?
Question 6
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Velocity changes from \(-10\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) to \(-2\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) in \(4\,\mathrm{s}\). Find average acceleration and say whether speed increased.
Question 7
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A particle has \(v_x=-6\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) and \(a_x=-2\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-2}}\). Is its speed increasing or decreasing?
Question 8
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What are the SI units of acceleration?
Question 9
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On a velocity-time graph, what does acceleration represent?
Question 10
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For \(v_x(t)=6t-t^2\), find \(a_x(t)\).
Question 11
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Velocity is \(5\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) at the start and \(5\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) at the end of a \(10\,\mathrm{s}\) interval. Find average acceleration.
Question 12
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For \(v_x(t)=3t^2-2t\), find \(a_x\) at \(t=1\,\mathrm{s}\).
Question 13
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If \(v_x(t)=8\), what is \(a_x\)?
Question 14
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Velocity changes by \(18\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) over \(6\,\mathrm{s}\). Find average acceleration.
Question 15
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For \(x(t)=t^3\), find \(a_x\) at \(t=2\,\mathrm{s}\).
Question 16
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Does negative acceleration always mean the object is slowing down?
Question 17
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If \(a_x=0\), what can be said about velocity in one-dimensional motion?
Question 18
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A particle has \(v_i=15\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) and \(a_x=-3\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-2}}\) for \(4\,\mathrm{s}\). Find \(v_f\).
Question 19
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A particle has \(a_x=-4\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-2}}\) for \(5\,\mathrm{s}\). Find its velocity change.
Question 20
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For \(x(t)=5+2t-t^2\), find \(a_x\).
Question 21
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A particle has \(v_x(t)=t^3-6t^2+8t\). Find the intervals where the particle is speeding up for \(t\geq0\).
Question 22
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A velocity changes uniformly from \(-12\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) to \(6\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}\) in \(6\,\mathrm{s}\). Find the acceleration, the time when the particle stops, and the displacement over the interval.