Homework 2: Kinematics

1. A golf ball is dropped from the top of a sheer cliff 78 m above the sea.
a) Calculate the velocity of the golf ball after 1.00 s.
b) How far will the ball fall in the first 2.00 s?
c) Calculate the velocity of the golf ball after it has travelled 10.0 m.
d) When will the golf ball hit the water?
e) What is the acceleration of the golf ball at :
i) 1.50 s?
ii) 3.50 s?

2. Cassie starts from rest at the top of a 3.2 m long playground slide and slides to the bottom with a constant
acceleration. If she takes 2.4 s to reach the bottom, calculate:
a. her average speed.
b. her average acceleration.
c. her final speed.
d. her speed when she is halfway down the slide.

3. In a short put event a 2.0 kg shot is launched from a height of 1.5 m, with an initial velocity of 8.0 ms-1 at an angle of
60o to the horizontal.
a. What is the initial horizontal velocity of the shot?
b. What is the initial vertical velocity of the shot?
c. How long does it take the shot put to reach its maximum height?
d. What is the maximum height from the ground that is reached by the shot?
e. How long after being thrown does the shot reach the ground?
f. Calculate the total horizontal distance that the shot travels during its flight.
g. What is the acceleration of the shot at its maximum height?

4. A bowling ball of mass 7.5 kg travelling at 10 ms-1 rolls off a horizontal table 1.0 m high.
a. Calculate the ball’s horizontal velocity just as it strikes the floor.
b. What is the vertical velocity of the ball as it strikes the floor?
c. Calculate the velocity of the ball as it reaches the floor.
d. What time interval has elapsed between the ball leaving the table and striking the floor?
e. Calculate the horizontal distance travelled by the ball as it falls.

Optional
1. A bomber is flying at a speed of 100 ms-1 at a height of 300 m. At what distance before the target is reached should
the bomb be dropped so that it will strike the target.

2. A boy is skating on a skateboard at a speed of 7.0 ms-1. He tries to jump over a 1.0 m high bar in front of high bar by
jumping vertically up.
a. What should be his minimum vertical velocity to clear the bar?
b. At what distance before he reaches the bar should he make his move?