Horizontal Kinematics

A 747 jet, traveling at a velocity of 70 meters per second north, touches down on a runway. The jet slows to rest at the rate of 2.0 meters per second². Calculate the total distance the jet travels on the runway as it is brought to rest.

• 35 m

• 140 m

• 245 m

• 490 m

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An observer recorded the following data for the motion of a car undergoing constant acceleration. What was the magnitude of the acceleration of the car?

• 1.3 m/s²

• 2.0 m/s²

• 1.5 m/s²

• 4.5 m/s²

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A car traveling on a straight road at 15 meters per second accelerates uniformly to a speed of 21 meters per second in 12 seconds. The total distance traveled by the car in this 12-second time interval is

• 36 m

• 180 m

• 216 m

• 252 m

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A race car starting from rest accelerates uniformly at 4.9 m/s² . What is the car’s speed after it has traveled 200 meters?

• 1960 m/s

• 62.6 m/s

• 44.3 m/s

• 31.3 m/s

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An object accelerates uniformly from 3 meters per second east to 8 meters per second east in 2.0 seconds. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the object?

• 2.5 m/s²

• 5.0 m/s²

• 5.5 m/s²

• 11 m/s²

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A car increases its speed from 9.6 meters per second to 11.2 meters per second in 4.0 seconds. The average acceleration of the car during this 4-second interval is

• 0.40 m/s²

• 2.4 m/s²

• 2.8 m/s²

• 5.2 m/s²

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As a car is driven south in a straight line with decreasing speed, the acceleration of the car must be

• directed northward

• directed southward

• zero

• constant, but not zero

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The speed of an object undergoing constant acceleration increases from 8.0 meters per second to 16.0 meters per second in 10 seconds. How far does the object travel during the 10 seconds?

• 3.6 × 10² m

• 1.6 × 10² m

• 1.2 × 10² m

• 8.0 x 10¹ m

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If a car accelerates uniformly from rest to 15 meters per second over a distance of 100 meters, the magnitude of the car's acceleration is

• 0.15 m/s²

• 1.1 m/s²

• 2.3 m/s²

• 6.7 m/s²

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The speed of a wagon increases from 2.5 meters per second to 9.0 meters per second in 3.0 seconds as it accelerates uniformly down a hill. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the wagon during this 3.0-second interval?

• 0.83 m/s²

• 2.2 m/s²

• 3.0 m/s²

• 3.8 m/s²

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