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Kinematic Equations Sample Problems

1. An airplane accelerates at 3.2 m/s^2 for 32.8 seconds down a runway before takeoff, traveling a distance of 1720 meters. 2. A car accelerating uniformly over 5.21 seconds travels 110 meters, determining its acceleration to be 8.1 m/s^2. 3. A bike accelerating uniformly from rest to 7.1 m/s over 35.4 meters has an acceleration of 0.712 m/s^2. 4. For a plane with a minimum acceleration of 3 m/s^2 and takeoff speed of 65 m/s, the minimum runway length is 704 meters. 5. A car

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Kinematic Equations Sample Problems

1. An airplane accelerates at 3.2 m/s^2 for 32.8 seconds down a runway before takeoff, traveling a distance of 1720 meters. 2. A car accelerating uniformly over 5.21 seconds travels 110 meters, determining its acceleration to be 8.1 m/s^2. 3. A bike accelerating uniformly from rest to 7.1 m/s over 35.4 meters has an acceleration of 0.712 m/s^2. 4. For a plane with a minimum acceleration of 3 m/s^2 and takeoff speed of 65 m/s, the minimum runway length is 704 meters. 5. A car

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Equation 1: d = vi*t + 0.

5*a*t²
1. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine the
distance traveled before takeoff.
Given:
a = +3.2 m/s2 t = 32.8 s vi = 0 m/s
Find:
d = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
d = (0 m/s)*(32.8 s)+ 0.5*(3.20 m/s2)*(32.8 s)2
d = 1720 m
2. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m. Determine
the acceleration of the car.
Given:
d = 110 m t = 5.21 s vi = 0 m/s
Find:
a = ??
d = vi*t + 0.5*a*t2
110 m = (0 m/s)*(5.21 s)+ 0.5*(a)*(5.21 s)2
110 m = (13.57 s2)*a
a = (110 m)/(13.57 s2)
a = 8.10 m/ s2

Equation 2: vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d


3. A bike accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 7.10 m/s over a distance of 35.4 m. Determine the
acceleration of the bike.
Given:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 7.10 m/s d = 35.4 m
Find:
a = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(7.10 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(a)*(35.4 m)
50.4 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (70.8 m)*a
(50.4 m2/s2)/(70.8 m) = a
a = 0.712 m/s2
4. An engineer is designing the runway for an airport. Of the planes that will use the airport, the lowest
acceleration rate is likely to be 3 m/s2. The takeoff speed for this plane will be 65 m/s. Assuming this minimum
acceleration, what is the minimum allowed length for the runway?
Given:
vi = 0 m/s vf = 65 m/s a = 3 m/s2
Find:
d = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(65 m/s)2 = (0 m/s)2 + 2*(3 m/s2)*d
4225 m2/s2 = (0 m/s)2 + (6 m/s2)*d
(4225 m2/s2)/(6 m/s2) = d
d = 704 m
Equation 3: d = (vi + vf)/2 *t

5. A car traveling at 22.4 m/s skids to a stop in 2.55 s. Determine the skidding distance of the car (assume uniform
acceleration).

Given:
vi = 22.4 m/s vf = 0 m/s t = 2.55 s
Find:
d = ??
d = (vi + vf)/2 *t
d = (22.4 m/s + 0 m/s)/2 *2.55 s
d = (11.2 m/s)*2.55 s
d = 28.6 m

Equation 4: vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d


6. If Michael Jordan has a vertical leap of 1.29 m, then what is his takeoff speed and his hang time (total time to
move upwards to the peak and then return to the ground)?
Given:
a = -9.8 m/s2 vf = 0 m/s d = 1.29 m
Find:
vi = ??
t = ??
vf2 = vi2 + 2*a*d
(0 m/s)2 = vi2 + 2*(-9.8 m/s2)*(1.29 m)
0 m2/s2 = vi2 - 25.28 m2/s2
25.28 m2/s2 = vi2
vi = 5.03 m/s
To find hang time, find the time to the peak and then double it.
vf = vi + a*t
0 m/s = 5.03 m/s + (-9.8 m/s2)*tup
-5.03 m/s = (-9.8 m/s2)*tup
(-5.03 m/s)/(-9.8 m/s2) = tup
tup = 0.513 s
hang time = 1.03 s

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