1. A car moves from `A` to `B` in `5.0` second as shown in the figure. (a) What is the initial position, `x_i`, of this car? (b) What is the final position, `x_f`, of this car? (c) How many distance, `d`, this car moved? (d) What is the displacement, `∆x`, of this car? (e) What is the average speed of this car? (f) What is the average velocity of this car?
1. A car moves from A to B in 5.0 second as shown in the figure. (a) What is the initial position, x_i, of this car? (b) What is the final position, x_f, of this car? (c) How many distance, d, this car moved? (d) What is the displacement, ∆x, of this car? (e) What is the average speed of this car? (f) What is the average velocity of this car?
Hint
`∆x = x_f - x_i` `v = (∆x)/(∆t)`
Answer
(a)`x_i = 30\ m` (b)`x_f = -10\ m` (c)`d = 40\ m` (d)`∆x = -40\ m` (e)`v = 8.0 m//s` (f)`v = -8.0 m//s`
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Given: `x_i = 30\ m` `x_f = -10\ m` `∆t = 5.0\ s` Equation: `∆x = x_f - x_i` `v = (∆x)/(∆t)` (a) `x_i = 30\ m` (b) `x_f = -10\ m` (c) `d = 30\ m + 10\ m`
`d = 40\ m`
(d) `∆x = x_f - x_i` `∆x = -10\ m - 30\ m`
`∆x = -40\ m`
(e) Speed `v= d/(∆t)` `v = (40\ m)/ (5.0\ s)`
`v = 8.0 m//s`
(f) Velocity `v = (∆x)/(∆t)` `v = (-40\ m)/ (5.0\ s)`
`v = -8.0 m//s`