Questions from Modern Physics


Q: You throw a small rock straight up from the edge of a

You throw a small rock straight up from the edge of a highway bridge that crosses a river. The rock passes you on its way down, 6.00 s after it was thrown. What is the speed of the rock just before it...

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Q: Is it possible for an object to be (a)

Is it possible for an object to be (a) slowing down while its acceleration is increasing in magnitude; (b) speeding up while its acceleration is decreasing? In both cases, explain your reasoning.

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Q: A small object moves along the x-axis with acceleration ax

A small object moves along the x-axis with acceleration ax(t)= -(0.0320 m/s3)(15.0 s – t). At t = 0 the object is at x = -14.0 m and has velocity v0x = 8.00 m/s. What is the x-coordinate of the object...

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Q: A rocket starts from rest and moves upward from the surface of

A rocket starts from rest and moves upward from the surface of the earth. For the first 10.0 s of its motion, the vertical acceleration of the rocket is given by ay =(2.80 m/s3)t, where the +y-directi...

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Q: The acceleration of a bus is given by ax(t)=

The acceleration of a bus is given by ax(t)= at, where a = 1.2 m/s3. (a) If the bus’s velocity at time t = 1.0 s is 5.0 m/s, what is its velocity at time t = 2.0 s ? (b) If the bus’s position at time...

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Q: The acceleration of a motorcycle is given by ax(t)=

The acceleration of a motorcycle is given by ax(t)= At - Bt2, where A = 1.50 m/s3 and B = 0.120 m/s4. The motorcycle is at rest at the origin at time t = 0. (a) Find its position and velocity as funct...

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Q: High-speed motion pictures (3500 frames>second) of

High-speed motion pictures (3500 frames>second) of a jumping, 210-mg flea yielded the data used to plot the graph in Fig. E2.54. (See “The Flying Leap of the Fleaâ€...

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Q: A physics professor leaves her house and walks along the sidewalk toward

A physics professor leaves her house and walks along the sidewalk toward campus. After 5 min it starts to rain, and she returns home. Her distance from her house as a function of time is shown in Fig....

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Q: A test car travels in a straight line along the x-

A test car travels in a straight line along the x-axis. The graph in Fig. E2.11 shows the car’s position x as a function of time. Find its instantaneous velocity at points A through...

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Q: Figure E2.12 shows the velocity of a solar-powered

Figure E2.12 shows the velocity of a solar-powered car as a function of time. The driver accelerates from a stop sign, cruises for 20 s at a constant speed of 60 km / h, and then brakes to come to a s...

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