Practice Problems
Kinematics Functions
Directions:
On this worksheet you will work with position, velocity, and acceleration functions expressed in terms of time.
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Question 1
Given that a cart obeys the position function s(t) = 6t
1
+ 10. What would be its instantaneous position at t = 5 seconds?
80 meters
40 meters
30 meters
15 meters
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Question 2
What is the cart's displacement between t = 5 seconds and t = 11 seconds?
116 meters
76 meters
46 meters
36 meters
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Question 3
What is the cart's average velocity during the interval t = 5 seconds and t = 11 seconds?
6 m/sec
12.7 m/sec
6.7 m/sec
19.3 m/sec
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Question 4
What is the cart's change in velocity during the interval t = 5 seconds and t = 11 seconds?
-1.1 m/sec
0 m/sec
6.0 m/sec
10.0 m/sec
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Question 5
What would be its instantaneous acceleration at 11 seconds?
9.09 x 10
-1
m/sec
2
-9.92 x 10
-2
m/sec
2
4 x 10
0
m/sec
2
0.0 m/sec
2
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Question 6
True or False. The acceleration in
Question 5
was constant between between t = 5 seconds and t = 11 seconds?
True
False
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