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An electron moving along the xaxis has a position given by, x=16te-t m where t is in seconds. How far is the electron from the origin when it momentarily stops?

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The displacement of a particle moving along an xaxis is given by x=18t+5t2, where x is in meters and t is in seconds.

Calculate (a) the instantaneous velocity at t=2.0 s and (b) the average velocity between t=2.0 s and t=3.0 s.

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The position function x(t) of a particle moving along an x-axis is x=4.0-6.0t2 , with x in meters and t in seconds.
(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 x versus t for the range -5 s to +5 s.
(f) To shift the curve rightward on the graph, should we include the term +20t or the term -20t in x(t)
(g) Does that inclusion increase or decrease the value of x at which the particle momentarily stops?
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The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given in centimetres by x=9.75+1.50t3, where t is in seconds. Calculate
(a) the average velocity during the time interval t=2.00 s to t=3.00 s
(b) the instantaneous velocity at t=2.00 s (c) the instantaneous velocity at t=3.00 s (d) the instantaneous velocity at t=2.50 s and
(e) the instantaneous velocity when the particle is midway between its positions at t=2.00 s, t=3.00 s and . (f) Graph x versus t and dictate your answers graphically.
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The position of a particle moving along an xaxis is given by x=12t2-2t3, where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Determine

(a) the position

(b) the velocity and

(c) the acceleration of the particle at t=3.5 s

(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 t=0)? (i) Determine the average velocity of the particle between t=0 and t=3 s.

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At a certain time, a particle had a speed of 18 m s-1 in a positive x direction and 2.4 s later its speed was 30 m s-1 in the opposite direction. What is the average acceleration of the particle during this 2.4 s interval?
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(a) If the position of a particle is given by x=25t-6.0t3, where x is in meters and t is in seconds, when, if ever, is the particle's velocity v zero?

(b) When is its acceleration a zero? For what time range (positive or negative) is a

(c) negative and

(d) positive?

(e) Graph x(t)v(t) and a(t)

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Along a straight road, a car moving with a speed of 130 km h-1 is brought to a stop at a distance of 210 m. (a) Find the magnitude of the deceleration of the car (assumed uniform). (b) How long does it take for the car to stop?
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The position of a particle moving along the xaxis depends on the time according to the equation, x=ct2-bt3 where, x is in meters and t is in seconds. What are the units of (a) constant c and (b) constant b? Let their numerical values be 4.0 and 2.0, respectively. (c) At what time does the particle reach its maximum positive x position? From t=0.0 s to t=4.0 s, (d) What distance does the particle move and (e) What is its displacement? Find its velocity at times. (f) 1.0 s, (g) 2.0 s, (h) 3.0 s and (i) 4.0 s. Find its acceleration at times (j) 1.0 s, (k) 2.0 s, (l) 3.0 s and (m) 4.0 s.