Linear Motion Calculations

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SAT Subject Test in Physics › Linear Motion Calculations

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Near the surface of the earth, a projectile is fired from a canon at an angle of degrees above the horizon and an initial velocity of meters per second. Which of the following expressions gives the time it takes the projectile to reach its maximum height?

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Near the surface of the earth, a projectile is fired from a canon at an angle of degrees above the horizon and an initial velocity of meters per second. Which of the following expressions gives the time it takes the projectile to reach its maximum height?

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If air resistance is negligible, 8 seconds after it is released, what would be the velocity of a stone dropped from a helicopter that has a horizontal velocity of 60 meters per second?

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If air resistance is negligible, 8 seconds after it is released, what would be the velocity of a stone dropped from a helicopter that has a horizontal velocity of 60 meters per second?

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Sam throws a rock off the edge of a tall building at an angle of from the horizontal. The rock has an initial speed of .

At what angle to the horizontal will the rock impact the ground?

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Sam throws a rock off the edge of a tall building at an angle of from the horizontal. The rock has an initial speed of .

At what angle to the horizontal will the rock impact the ground?

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An egg falls from a nest in a tree that is tall. A girl, away, runs to catch the egg. If she catches it right at the moment before it hits the ground, how fast does she need to run?

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An egg falls from a nest in a tree that is tall. A girl, away, runs to catch the egg. If she catches it right at the moment before it hits the ground, how fast does she need to run?

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If the block of mass slides up a frictionless incline plane and is pulled by mass which is falling then what is the acceleration of the block on the ramp if and and the angle of incline is 30 degrees?

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If the block of mass slides up a frictionless incline plane and is pulled by mass which is falling then what is the acceleration of the block on the ramp if and and the angle of incline is 30 degrees?

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