
An electron moving along the axis has a position given by, where is in seconds. How far is the electron from the origin when it momentarily stops?

Important Questions on Motion Along a Straight Line
The displacement of a particle moving along an axis is given by , where is in meters and is in seconds.
Calculate (a) the instantaneous velocity at and (b) the average velocity between and .

(a) At what time and (b) where does the particle (momentarily) stop? At what
(c) negative time and
(d) positive time does the particle pass through the origin?
(e) Graph versus for the range .
(f) To shift the curve rightward on the graph, should we include the term or the term in ?
(g) Does that inclusion increase or decrease the value of at which the particle momentarily stops?

(a) the average velocity during the time interval to
(b) the instantaneous velocity at (c) the instantaneous velocity at (d) the instantaneous velocity at and
(e) the instantaneous velocity when the particle is midway between its positions at , and . (f) Graph versus and dictate your answers graphically.

The position of a particle moving along an axis is given by , where is in meters and is in seconds. Determine
(a) the position
(b) the velocity and
(c) the acceleration of the particle at
(d) What is the maximum positive coordinate reached by the particle and
(e) at what time is it reached?
(f) What is the maximum positive velocity reached by the particle and
(g) at what time is it reached?
(h) What is the acceleration of the particle at the instant the particle is not moving (other than at )? (i) Determine the average velocity of the particle between and .


(a) If the position of a particle is given by , where is in meters and is in seconds, when, if ever, is the particle's velocity zero?
(b) When is its acceleration zero? For what time range (positive or negative) is
(c) negative and
(d) positive?
(e) Graph , and


