Understanding Distances

Practice Questions

AP Physics C Electricity & Magnetism › Understanding Distances

Questions
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1

At the moment a car is passed by another car constantly traveling at , it begins to accelerate at . In how many seconds does this car catch up to and pass the other car?

2

An object is moving on a line and has displacement equation of , where is in seconds. At what value of is the object not accelerating?

3

An object moving along a line has a displacement equation of , where is in seconds. For what value of is the object stationary?

4

A projectile is launched out of a cannon or launch tube with zero air resistance or friction. At what angle (in degrees) should the projectile be launched to maximize the distance it travels?

5

An object starts from rest and reaches a velocity of after accelerating at a constant rate for four seconds. What is the distance traveled in this time?

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