University Physics Volume 1
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781938168277
Author: William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
Publisher: OpenStax - Rice University
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 3, Problem 66P
Calculate the displacement and velocity at times of (a) 0.500 s, (b) 1.00 s, (c) 1.50 s, and (d) 2.00 s for a ball thro straight up with an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s. Take the point of release to be
Expert Solution & Answer
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Students have asked these similar questions
The acceleration of a particle is given by a 4t - 37, where a is in meters per second squared and tis in seconds. Determine the velocity
and displacement as functions of time. The initial displacement at t = O is so = 9 m, and the initial velocity is vo = 0 m/s. After you have
the general expressions, evaluate these expressions at the indicated times.
Answers:
m, v
m/s
Att- 2.9s.
m. v-
m/s
Att 10.6 s, S-
A solid steel ball is thrown directly downward, with an initial speed of 8.45 m/s, from the top of a building at a height of 30.2 m. How much time (in s) does it take before striking thes
ground?
Need Help?
Read It
A student stands at the edge of a cliff and throws a stone horizontally over the edge with a speed of vo 19.5 m/s. The cliff is
h = 37.0 m above a flat, horizontal beach as shown in the figure.
(a) What are the coordinates of the initial position of the stone?
Xo
Yo
m
m
(b) What are the components of the initial velocity?
Vox
Voy
m/s
m/s
(c) Write the equations for the x- and y-components of the velocity of the stone with time. (Use the following as
necessary: t. Let the variable t be measured in seconds. Do not include units in your answer.)
ya
(d) Write the equations for the position of the stone with time, using the coordinates in the figure. (Use the following as
necessary: t. Let the variable t be measured in seconds. Do not state units in your answer.)
(e) How long after being released does the stone strike the beach below the cliff?
(f) with what speed and angle of impact does the stone land?
m/s
below the horizontal
Chapter 3 Solutions
University Physics Volume 1
Ch. 3 - Check your Understanding A cyclist rides 3 km west...Ch. 3 - Check your Understanding The position of an object...Ch. 3 - Check Your Understanding Protons in a linear...Ch. 3 - Check Your Understanding An airplane lands on a...Ch. 3 - Check Your Understanding A manned rocket...Ch. 3 - Check Your Understanding A bicycle has a constant...Ch. 3 - Check Your Understanding A chunk of ice beaks off...Ch. 3 - Check Your Understanding A particle starts from...Ch. 3 - Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity Give...Ch. 3 - Under what circumstances does distance traveled...
Ch. 3 - Bacteria move back and forth using their flagella...Ch. 3 - Give an example of a device used to measure time...Ch. 3 - Does a car’s odometer measure distance traveled or...Ch. 3 - During a given time interval the average velocity...Ch. 3 - There is a distinction between average speed and...Ch. 3 - Does the speedometer of a car measure speed or...Ch. 3 - If you divide the total distance traveled on a car...Ch. 3 - How are instantaneous velocity and instantaneous...Ch. 3 - Is it possible for speed to be constant while...Ch. 3 - Is it possible for velocity to be constant while...Ch. 3 - Give an example in which velocity is zero yet...Ch. 3 - If a subway train is moving to the left (has a...Ch. 3 - Plus and minus signs are used in one-dimensional...Ch. 3 - Motion with Constant Acceleration When analyzing...Ch. 3 - State two scenarios of the kinematics of single...Ch. 3 - What is the acceleration of a rock thrown straight...Ch. 3 - An object that is thrown straight up falls back to...Ch. 3 - Suppose you throw a rock nearly straight up at a...Ch. 3 - The severity of a fall depends on your speed when...Ch. 3 - How many times higher could an astronaut jump on...Ch. 3 - Finding Velocity and Displacement from...Ch. 3 - Position, Displacement, and Average Velocity...Ch. 3 - A car is 2.0 km west of a traffic light at t=0 and...Ch. 3 - The Shanghai maglev train connects Longyang Road...Ch. 3 - The position of a particle moving along the x...Ch. 3 - A cyclist rides 8.0 km east for 20 minutes, then...Ch. 3 - On February 15, 2013, a superbolide meteor...Ch. 3 - A woodchuck runs 20 m to the right in 5 s, then...Ch. 3 - Sketch the velocity-versus-time graph from the...Ch. 3 - Sketch the velocity-versus-time graph from the...Ch. 3 - Given the following velocity-versus-time graph,...Ch. 3 - An object has a position function x(t)=5tm . (a)...Ch. 3 - A particle moves along the x -axis according to...Ch. 3 - Unreasonable results. A particle moves along the x...Ch. 3 - Average and Instantaneous Acceleration A cheetah...Ch. 3 - Dr. John Paul Stapp was U.S. Air Force officer who...Ch. 3 - Sketch the acceleration-versus-time graph from the...Ch. 3 - A commuter backs her car out of her garage with an...Ch. 3 - Assume an intercontinental ballistic goes from...Ch. 3 - An airplane, starting from rest, move down the...Ch. 3 - Motion with Constant Acceleration A particle moves...Ch. 3 - A particle moves in a straight line with an...Ch. 3 - A particle moves in a straight line with an...Ch. 3 - (a) Sketch a graph of velocity versus time...Ch. 3 - (a) Sketch a graph of acceleration versus time...Ch. 3 - A particle has a contant acceleration of 6.0m/s2 ....Ch. 3 - At t=10s , a particle is moving from left to right...Ch. 3 - A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded...Ch. 3 - A bullet in a gun is accelerated from the firing...Ch. 3 - (a) A light-rail commuter train accelerates at a...Ch. 3 - While entering a freeway, a car accelerates from...Ch. 3 - Unreasonable results At the end of a race, a...Ch. 3 - Blood is accelerated from rest to 30.0 cm/s in a...Ch. 3 - During a slap shot, a hockey player accelerates...Ch. 3 - A powerful motocycle can accelerate from rest to...Ch. 3 - Freight trains can product only relatively small...Ch. 3 - A fireworks shell is accelerated from rest to a...Ch. 3 - A swan on a lake gets airborne by flapping its...Ch. 3 - A woodpecker’s brain is specially protected from...Ch. 3 - An unwary football player collides with a padded...Ch. 3 - A care package is dropped out of a cargo plane and...Ch. 3 - An express train passes through a station. It...Ch. 3 - Unreasonable results Dragsters can actually reach...Ch. 3 - Calculate the displacement and velocity at times...Ch. 3 - Calculate the displacement and velocity at times...Ch. 3 - A basketball referee tosses the ball straight up...Ch. 3 - A rescue helicopter is hovering over a person...Ch. 3 - Unreasonable results A dolphin in an aquatic show...Ch. 3 - A diver bounces straight up from a diving board,...Ch. 3 - (a) Calculate the height of a cliff if it takes...Ch. 3 - A very strong, but inept, shot putter puts the...Ch. 3 - You throw a ball straight up with an initial...Ch. 3 - A kangaroo can jump over an object 2.50 m high....Ch. 3 - Standing at the base of one of the cliffs of Mt....Ch. 3 - There is a 25O-m-high cliff at Half Dome in...Ch. 3 - The acceleration of a particle varies with time...Ch. 3 - Between t=0 and t=t0 , a rocket moves straight...Ch. 3 - The velocity of a particle moving along the x...Ch. 3 - A particle at rest leaves the origin with its...Ch. 3 - Professional baseball player Nolan Ryan could...Ch. 3 - An airplane leaves Chicago and makes the 3000-km...Ch. 3 - Unreasonable Results A cyclist rides 16.0 km east,...Ch. 3 - An object has an acceleration of +1.2cm/s2 . At...Ch. 3 - A particle moves along the x -axis according to...Ch. 3 - A particle moving at constant acceleration has...Ch. 3 - A train is mowing up a steep grade at constant...Ch. 3 - An electron is moving in a straight line with a...Ch. 3 - An ambulance driver is rushing a patient to the...Ch. 3 - A motorcycle that is slowing down uniformly covers...Ch. 3 - A cyclist travels from point A to point B in 10...Ch. 3 - Two trains are moving at 30 m/s in opposite...Ch. 3 - A 10.0-m-long truck moving with a constant...Ch. 3 - A police car waits in hiding slightly off the...Ch. 3 - Pablo is running in a half marathon at a velocity...Ch. 3 - Unreasonable results A runner approaches the...Ch. 3 - An airplane accelerates at 5.0m/s2 for 30.0 s....Ch. 3 - Compare the distance traveled of an object that...Ch. 3 - An object is moving east with a constant velocity...Ch. 3 - A ball is thro straight up. It passes a...Ch. 3 - A coin is dropped from a hot-air balloon that is...Ch. 3 - A soft tennis ball is dropped onto a hard floor...Ch. 3 - Unreasonable results. A raindrop falls from a...Ch. 3 - Compare the time in the air of a basketball player...Ch. 3 - Suppose that a person takes 0.5 s to react and...Ch. 3 - A hot-air balloon rises from ground level at a...Ch. 3 - (a) A world record was se for the men’s 100-m dash...Ch. 3 - An object is dropped from a height of 75.0 m above...Ch. 3 - A steel ball is dropped onto a hard floor from a...Ch. 3 - An object is dropped from a roof of a building of...Ch. 3 - In a 100-rn race, the winner is timed at 11.2 s....Ch. 3 - The position of a particle moving along the x...Ch. 3 - A cyclist sprints at the end of a race to clinch a...Ch. 3 - In 1967, New Zealander Burt Munro set the world...
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
1. Write a single sentence, using no more than 25 words, to summarize each of the following cellular processes...
Human Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Edition)
91. The rotten smell of a decaying animal carcass is partially due to a nitrogen-containing compound called put...
Introductory Chemistry (6th Edition)
The given chemical equation needs to be explained. 2Mg(s) + 2HCl (aq)→H2(g) + MgCl2(aq) Concept Introduction:...
Living By Chemistry: First Edition Textbook
A source of electromagnetic radiation produces infrared light. Which of the following could be the wavelength ...
Chemistry: The Central Science (14th Edition)
Explain the role of gene flow in the biological species concept.
Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
What are the minimum and maximum ages of the island of Kauai? Minimum age: ______million yr Maximum age: ______...
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A football played runs for a distance d1=7.32 m in 1.07 s at an agle of 44.4 degrees. Then turn left and runs a distance d2= 10.62 m in 1.45 s. What is the total displacement in meters? What angle, in degrees does the displacement make with the y-axis? What is the magnitude of the average velocity in m/s? What angle, in degrees, doese the average velocity make with the y-axis?arrow_forwardA cannonball is shot with an initial speed of 40.0 m/s and 32.0º angle with respect to the ground. How long does it take for the ball to reach its maximum height, in seconds? Use g = 10.0 m/s2.arrow_forwardOC a 1iters so% alcohol solution to make O liters a blouse. Howw much was the bllouse? Johe OAt the instant the traffic light turns green, a car that has been waiting at an intersection starts ahead From rest with a con stant acceleration of +4.00 M|I52. At the same Bome.arstant a truck, traveling with a constant Velocity of +20.0 mls in He sare direction that the car travels overtakes and passes the car. Hos far beyond the intersection (the cars Starting point) does the car Catch up to the truck? (Assure that the trock travels at a cohstant velocity and does not a ccelerate.) 0200 0250 O Nonearrow_forward
- IT.0.0a Given an acceleration vector, initial velocity (uo.Vo), and initial position {xo.yo}, find the velocity and position vectors for t2 0. a(t) = (cos t,5 sin t. (Uo Vo) = (0,5) , (Xo.Yo) = (2.0) What is the velc | vector? v(t) =arrow_forwardThe brakes are applied to a moving car, causing it to uniformly slow down. While slowing, it moves a distance of 40.0 m in 7.00 s to a final velocity of 2.05 m/s, at which point the brakes are released. (a) What was its initial speed (in m/s), just before the brakes were applied? i have tried so many ways to solve this and i cant please explainarrow_forwardБpeed 2 U of M, cannon is fired from a cliff 110 m high downward at an angle of 27° with respect to the horizontal. If the muzzle velocity is 34 m/s, what is its speed (in m/s) when it hits the ground? 34 Hint: Use the projectile motion equations. Find the y component of the initial velocity, and then solve the y problem for vy final. Then find the x component of the velocity; it doesn't change. The final speed is v = (v,? + v,2)1/2 Submit Answer Incorrect. Tries 3/10 Previous Triesarrow_forward
- Question number 4arrow_forwardTom Trucker drives 45.0 km South for .650 hr and then 15.0 km West for .250 hr. a) What is Tom Trucker’s displacement ? (47.4 km 71.6o S of W) b) What is Tom Trucker’s average velocity ? (52.7 km/hr 6o S of W) c) What is Tom Trucker’s average speed ? (66.7 km/hr)arrow_forwardWhat displacement do I have if I travel at 10 m/s E for 10 s?arrow_forward
- The acceleration of a particle is given by a 3t-37, where a is in meters per second squared and tis in seconds. Determine the velocity and displacement as functions of time. The initial displacement at t=0 is so-8 m. and the initial velocity is vo-2 m/s. After you have the general expressions, evaluate these expressions at the indicated times. Answers: Att 5.5 s. 5 Att-10.5s, 5= m. v L m, m/s m/sarrow_forwardA turtle crawls along a straight line, which we’llcall the x-axis with the positive direction to the right. The equationfor the turtle’s position as a function of time is x 1t2 = 50.0 cm +(2.00 cm/s)t - (0.0625 cm/s2)t2. At what times t is the turtle a distance of10.0 cm from its starting point? What is the velocity (magnitude and direction)of the turtle at each of those times?arrow_forwardCheck your Understanding A cyclist rides 3 km west and then tune around and tides 2 kin east. (a) What Is his displacement? (b) What is the distance traveled? (c) What is the magnitude of his displacement?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
University Physics Volume 1PhysicsISBN:9781938168277Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff SannyPublisher:OpenStax - Rice University
University Physics Volume 1
Physics
ISBN:9781938168277
Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
Publisher:OpenStax - Rice University
Position/Velocity/Acceleration Part 1: Definitions; Author: Professor Dave explains;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dCrkp8qgLU;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY