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Physics Unit Iii: Worksheet 2A: Clock Starts The Instant You See The Hazard

1. The document is a physics worksheet that provides scenarios involving vehicles braking from different initial speeds. 2. It includes questions that require constructing graphs of position, velocity, and acceleration over time and using the graphs to determine values like displacement, time, speed, and acceleration during braking. 3. The problems provide practice applying motion concepts like relationships between displacement, velocity, acceleration, and time to real-world braking situations.

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Physics Unit Iii: Worksheet 2A: Clock Starts The Instant You See The Hazard

1. The document is a physics worksheet that provides scenarios involving vehicles braking from different initial speeds. 2. It includes questions that require constructing graphs of position, velocity, and acceleration over time and using the graphs to determine values like displacement, time, speed, and acceleration during braking. 3. The problems provide practice applying motion concepts like relationships between displacement, velocity, acceleration, and time to real-world braking situations.

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PHYSICS UNIT III: WORKSHEET 2a


This time, while cruising along a dark stretch of highway at 30 m/s (≈65 mph), you
see, at the fringes of your headlights, some roadkill on the highway. It takes you 0.5
s to react, then you apply the brakes and come to a stop 3.5s later. Assume the
clock starts the instant you see the hazard.

1. Construct a motion map that represents the motion described above, including
position, velocity, and acceleration. Hint: make the dots at 0.5s intervals.

2. Construct quantitatively accurate graphical representations of the situation


described above for:

a) v vs. t
b) a vs. t

v a

0
t

0
t

3. On the v vs t graph above, graphically represent the car’s displacement during


the entire 4.0 s interval.

4. Utilizing the graphical representation, determine how far the car traveled
during braking. (Please explain your problem solving method.)

5. From the v vs t graph, determine the acceleration of the car once the brakes
were applied. (Please show your work)
Unit III: Worksheet 2a 2

While cruising along a dark stretch of highway with the cruise control set at 25 m/s
(≈55 mph), you see, at the fringes of your headlights, that a bridge has been washed
out. You apply the brakes and come to a stop in 4.0s. Assume the clock starts the
instant you hit the brakes.

1. Construct a motion map that represents the motion described above, including
position, velocity, and acceleration. Clearly demonstrate how you can determine
the direction (sign) of the acceleration from the motion map representation.

2. Construct qualitative graphical representations of the situation described


above to illustrate:
a. x vs. t
b. v vs. t
c. a vs. t
Unit III: Worksheet 2a 3

3. Construct quantitatively accurate graphical representations of the situation


described above for:

a) v vs. t
b) a vs. t

v a

0
t

0
t
4. In order to draw the a vs t graph, you had to determine the car’s acceleration.
Please show how you did this.

5. On the v vs t graph above, graphically represent the car’s displacement during


braking.

6. Utilizing the graphical representation, determine how far the car traveled
during braking. (Please explain your problem solving method.)

7. Using a mathematical representation determine how far the car traveled


during braking. (Please show your work.)

A stunt car driver testing the use of air bags drives a car at a constant speed of
25 m/s for a total of 100. m. He applies his brake and accelerates uniformly to a stop
just as he reaches a wall 50. m away.

a. Sketch qualitative position vs. time and velocity vs time graphs.


Unit III: Worksheet 2a 4

b. How long does it take for the car to travel the first 100.m?

c. Remember that the area under a velocity vs time graph equals the displacement
of the car. How long must the brakes be applied for the car to come to a stop in
50 m?

d. Now that you know the total time of travel, sketch a quantitative velocity vs time
graph.

e. What acceleration is provided by the brakes? How do you know?

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