If Steve throws the football 50 meters in 3 seconds,what is the average speed of the football ?

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Q: A cliff is 75 m high. At its peak, Mary dropped two stones, in which the second stone is dropped 1.4…

A: The time between release of two stones is 1.4 s.

Q: An airplane has a average speed of 740 mph while traveling from st.Louis to San Diego. If the trip…

A: Average speed, v = 740mph time, t = 3.5 hours

Q: Surprsingly, very few athletes can jump more than 2 feet (0.6m) straight up. Use d=1/2gt squared and…

A: The time the athlete spends moving upwards is,

Q: The following travel times were measured for vehicles as they traveled a 15-mile segment of highway.…

A: The distance travelled by the vehicles is d=15 miles…

Q: The driver of a car moving at 20 meters per second notices the light has changed to red, when the…

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Q: The graph shows the velocity, in feet per second, of a decelerating car after the driver applies the…

A: In the graph, the area of a unit block will be:

Q: Object A travels 5 meters and object B travels 10 meters. Which had a faster velocity?

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Q: Calculate the change in velocity of a baseball if it experiences an acceleration of 95…

A: Acceleration of the baseball (a)=95 miles/hr/sec. Time (t)=0.8 seconds

Q: 60 40 10 15 20 Time in minutes A car starts from rest and moves in a straight line. Calculate the…

A: Graph of speed vs time is given and distance travelled is asked.

Q: At 3 s the position was 3 meters. At 4 s the position as 5 meters. What is the average velocity?

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Q: car accelerates from 25 km/hr to 55 km/hr in 30 seconds. What is its acceleration?

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Q: A jeepney slows down from 10 m/s to 4 m/s in 6 s. What is the distance covered?

A: Given v1 =10 m/s.  ,  v2 = 4 m/s.    t = 6 s Then  distance (s) = ?    We know  Acceleration (a) =…

Q: A softball is tossed straight up into the air with a velocity of 96 ft/s At what time will it reach…

A: Initial velocity of the ball is u = 96 ft/s Final velocity is v =0 m/s Suppose that maximum height…

Q: A mouse is moving in a straight line at a steady speed for 5 meters/second for 10 seconds. How far…

A: The given data are: v=5 m/st=10 s Here, v denotes the speed and t denotes the time.

Q: In 3.0 seconds, the braking of an automobile reduces its speed from 74 miles per hour to 30 miles…

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Q: Rank the following speeds in order of decreasing magnitude. Indicate ties where appropriate. Rank…

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Q: If swen throws the football 50 meters in 3 seconds what is the average speed of the football

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Q: The triathlete swam 2 miles in 56 minutes. Then, he rode his bicycle 100 miles in 5 hours. Finally,…

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Q: A punter kicks a football from 2 feet off of the ground with an initial velocity of 87 feet per…

A: Consider vertical motion of the ball,v2-u2=2asinitial vertical velocity id…

Q: If one sprinter runs 400 meters in 58 seconds and another can run the same distance in 60 seconds .…

A: Given data:  Distance of race (d) = 400 m Time taken by faster person (t1) = 58 s Time taken by…

Q: Calculate the acceleration of a car that starts at 20 miles per hour and speeds up to 55 miles per…

A: Solution: Given that vi = 20 mph  vf = 55 mph t = 7 s = 7/3600 h

Q: Your favorite car goes zero to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Assuming it accelerates uniformly, sketch a…

A: Assume car to be travelling in straight line. Let u be the car’s initial velocity, v be the car’s…

Q: What is the acceleration of a car that goes from 10 m/s to 50 m/s in 8.3 seconds?

A: Given data: Initial velocity (v0) = 10 m/s Final velocity (v) = 50 m/s Time (t) = 8.3 s Required:…

Q: What is the average acceleration of the car during this 4.0-second interval

A: Acceleration is rate of change of velocity. Of the velocity of car changes from v1 to v2 in time t,…

Q: age speed of an arrow that takes 2.5 seconds to hit

A: Given- Distance x=125 mtime t=2.5 seconds

Q: If the acceleration of an object is 6 m/s2, how much does the object’s velocity change each second

A: Given: The acceleration of the object is 6 m/s2. The time difference is 1 s. Introduction: The rate…

Q: What is the relationship of speed, time, distance and acceleration to motion?

A: The relationship between speed , time , distance and acceleration to motion  is given by d = ut +…

Q: The rise of a line on a distance-versus-time graph is 400 km and the run is 50 hours. What is the…

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Q: If a deer runs 4 miles in 7 minutes. It's average speed is?

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Q: In 4.0 seconds, the braking of an automobile reduces its speed from 58 miles per hour to 10 miles…

A: Given Initial speedof the automobile is v0=58 miles 1 h=58 miles 1 h×1609 m1 mile×1 h 60 min×1…

Q: If you shoot a 10 kg cannonball straight it reaches a height of 600 meters, what was the velocity of…

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Q: Vertical motion is the description of objects moving through free fall and tossing (gravitational),…

A: The motions in x- and y-directions can be treated independently of each other. That is, motion in a…

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Q: A bird flew 635 km from Cebu to Manila with an average speed of 35 m/s. How long, in hours, did it…

A: Given: The distance covered is 635 km. The average speed is 35 m/s.

Q: Mariana puts the pedal to the metal and increases her speed as follows. 0 miles per second at 0…

A: Acceleration of the car is a=vf-vitf-ti 0 miles per second at 0 seconds and 5 miles per second at 1…

Q: In a swimming race, Briana swam 50 meters in 40 seconds.  What is her average speed?

A: The given data are: d=50 mt=40 s Here, d denotes the distance and t denotes the time.

Q: A car drives for 3.9 hours at a speed of 60.9 miles per hour. What is the distance traveled in…

A: Given Data: The time taken by a car is, t=3.9 hours The speed of a car is, v=60.9 miles/hour   The…

Q: Jane drives at an average speed of 45 mph on a journey of 135 miles. How long does the journey take?…

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Q: A train accelerates uniformly from a velocity of 2 m/s to a velocity of 10 m/s after travelling…

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Q: A cart rolling down an incline for 5.113 seconds has an acceleration of 4.935 m/s^2. If the cart has…

A: According to the Newton's laws of motion , the final velocity of an object is calculated by using…

Q: Without turning around, a dog walks along a long straight path for 4.0 m at 3.0 m/s and then for 2.0…

A: Given data: Case 1: Speed (v1) = 3 m/s Distance (d1) = 4.0 m Case 2: Speed (v2) = 6 m/s Time(t2)= 2…

Q: The velocity-time graphs represent the motion of three different objects. Identify any object that…

A: Getting faster or speeding up means that as time passes the speed of  object increases i.e there is…

Q: A toy car is pushed twice. The first time, it moves 8.1 meters in 4 seconds. The second time, it…

A: Data given, First push distance (d1) = 8.1 m time (t1) = 4 sec 2nd push  distance (d2) = 7.3 m time…

Q: What is the average speed of a car which traveled 100 km to Manila in 2 hours, then traveled 200 km…

A: Given: The first distance covered is 100 km. The time taken is 2 hours. The second distance covered…

Q: Donald rode his bicycle 25 km and the entire trip took him 3.5 hours, which includes a 15 minute…

A: Average speed is given by Average speed = total distance/total time

Q: Choose the BEST answer to the following: The average speed of a gazelle traveling a distance of 2 km…

A: The average speed of gazelle is,

Q: In 1.0 seconds, the braking of an automobile reduces its speed from 59 miles per hour to 40 miles…

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Q: At the start of a trip, the odometer on a car reads 20811 miles. At the end of the trip, 10.5 hours…

A: Distance travelled = 21316-20811 = 505 miles Time taken = 10.5 hours Average speed = distance…

Q: The height of a cannonball, h, in meters, over time, t, in seconds, as it is shot off a platform can…

A: Given  h = -4(t +2)*(t-8)  Where h is in meters and t is in second.

Distance and Speed

The speed, distance and time relation forms the basis of study of motion. You will need these concepts in the study of Mechanics. This concept is applicable for students who are studying the following courses –