RECTILINEAR MOTION PROBLEMS

1.) In this number, a particle is moving along a horizontal line according to the given equation, where s
meters is the directed distance of the particle from a point O at t seconds. Find v t and v t1
for the particular value of t1
2t 1 3
(a) s t = , t = 0 (b) s t = t3 K6 t2 C9 t C4, t1 = 1 (c) s t = C 2 , t1 = 2
4 Ct 1 t t
2.) In this number, s t is given. Determine the intervals of time when the particle is moving to the right
and when it is moving to the left. Also determine when the particle reverses its direction.
1 2 3 t C1
(a) s t = t3 K2 t (b) s t = t3 C t2 K2 t C4 (c) s t = 2
2 3 2 t C4
** For numbers 3 to 5, use s t =K16 t2 C v0t C s0 where v0 is the initial velocity of the object in ft. / sec. and s0
is the initial position of the object in ft.

3.) In an opera house, the base of a chandelier is 160 ft. above the lobby floor. Suppose the phantom
of the opera dislocates the chandelier, gives it an initial velocity of 48 ft. / sec., and causes it to fall
and crash on the floor below.
(a) Write an equation of motion of the chandelier
(b) Find the instantaneous velocity of the chandelier at 1 sec. and 1.5 sec.
(c) Find how long it takes the chandelier to hit the floor
(d) What is the speed of the chandelier when it hits the floor ?
4.) A rocket is fired vertically upward from the ground with an initial velocity of 560 ft. / sec.
(a) Write the equation of motion of the rocket
(b) How high will the rocket go and how long will it take the rocket to reach this highest point ?
(c) Find the speed of the rocket at 10 sec. and 25 sec.
(d) Find the speed of the rocket when it reaches the ground.

5.) A man throws a rock vertically upward and the position function is given by s t =K16 t2 C32 t C6
(a) What is the maximum height reached by the rock ?
(b) How long will it take before it reaches the ground ?

6.) An object moves along a horizontal line according to s t = t3 K9 t2 C24 t

(a) When are s t and v t increasing, and when are they decreasing ?
(b) When is the speed of the object increasing, and when is it decreasing ?
(c) Find the total distance traveled from t = 0 to t = 5

7.) An object is moving along a horizontal line and at any given time t R 0, v t = t2 K4 t C3
(a) Find the object's acceleration each time the velocity is zero.
(b) When is the object moving to the right ? to the left ?
π
8.) The position at time t R 0 of a particle moving along a horizontal line is s t = 10$cos t C
4
(a) What is the particle's starting position ( t = 0 ) ?
(b) What are the points farthest to the left and right of the origin reached by the particle ?
(c) Find the particle's velocity and acceleration at the pts. in part (b)
(d) When does the particle first reach the origin ? What are its speed and acceleration then ?
1 3
9.) A car moves in a straight line. At time t, its position is s t = t
100
(a) Find its average velocity between t = 0 and t = 5
(b) Find its instantaneous velocity for 0 ! t ! 5
(c) At what time is the instantaneous velocity of the car equal to its average velocity ?
10.) Two particles, A and B, are at the origin at time t = 0 and their position functions are given by
s t = 4 t2 C5 t ( for particle A ) and s t = 7 t2 C3 t ( for particle B ). For what values of
t will the velocity of particle A exceed the velocity of particle B ?