Kinematics Equations

A person was walking 2 m/s when they realized they might miss their bus. They sped up over a distance of 2 meters for 0.8 seconds. What was their acceleration?

Match the variables with the information given in the problem above.

• the variable that we solve for

• t

• 2 m/s

• v_f

• 0.8 seconds

• a

• not given in the problem

• d

• 2 meters

• v_i

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A car accelerates uniformly from rest at a rate of 1.5 m/s² for 12 seconds. What is the final velocity?

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A car traveling at 25 m/s speeds up to 30 m/s to pass another car on the highway. If the car accelerated at a constant rate of 2 m/s², how many seconds did it take?

A turtle starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 0.5 m/s^s for 7 seconds. How many meters did he cover during this time?

the study of motion is refer to as_________________

• kinematics

• acceleration

• velocity

• IPC

A car Travels 30 m/s north. What is 30 m/s north?

• Distance

• Time

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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a=vf-vi/t is the equation to find________________.

• velocity

• acceleration

• displacement

In which of the following situations would a car be speeding up while traveling forward?

• negative velocity and negative acceleration

• negative velocity and positive acceleration

• positive velocity and positive acceleration

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A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 12 m/s in 3s. Determine the acceleration of the car.

• 15 m/s2

• 9 m/s

• 4 m/s2

• 7 0m/s

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A dog runs with an initial speed of 6 m/s on a waxed floor. It slides to a stop in 12 seconds. What is the acceleration?

• -0.5 m/s2

• 0.5 m/s2

• -0.5 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

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