Kinematics worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A car speeds up uniformly from 6 m/s to 33.5 m/s in 10 s. Find the acceleration a.

v₀ = 6 m/sv = 33.5 m/st = 10 s

a = m/s²

2.Easy

A car moving at 8 m/s speeds up with a constant acceleration of 2.5 m/s² for 5 s. Find its final speed v.

v₀ = 8 m/sa = 2.5 m/s²t = 5 s

v = m/s

3.Medium

A car speeding at a constant 19 m/s passes a police car standing still. At that moment the police car starts and accelerates uniformly at 4 m/s². How far from its starting point does the police car catch up? Find d.

v_car = 19 m/sa_police = 4 m/s²v_0,police = 0

d = m

4.Medium

A car speeding at a constant 34 m/s passes a police car standing still. At that moment the police car starts and accelerates uniformly at 2 m/s². How long does it take the police car to catch up? Find t.

v_car = 34 m/sa_police = 2 m/s²v_0,police = 0

t = s

5.Hard

Ball A is dropped from rest from a height of 35 m. At the same instant ball B is thrown straight up from the ground directly below at 16 m/s. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². At what height y above the ground do they meet?

H = 35 mv_0B = 16 m/sg = 9.81 m/s²

y = m

6.Hard

A ball is thrown straight up at 6 m/s from the edge of a roof 40 m above the ground. Ignore air resistance and use g = 9.81 m/s². How long after the throw does it hit the ground? Find t.

v₀ = 6 m/sh₀ = 40 mg = 9.81 m/s²

t = s

Answer key

1. a = 2.75 m/s²
2. v = 20.5 m/s
3. d = 180.5 m
4. t = 34 s
5. y = 11.53 m
6. t = 3.532 s

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