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# 1D Kinematics

If train A leaves from El Paso at high noon and train B leaves from Dallas at 1 PM, you won't know when they meet unless you master 1D kinematics. What are you waiting for?

# Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

Suppose that the displacement $$s$$ of an aeroplane can be expressed as a function of time $$t$$ in the following way: $s(t) = 8 t^2 + 10 t .$ What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the object?

Point $$P$$ moves along the $$x$$-axis in such a way that its position is $$x(t)=6-2t,$$ where $$t$$ denotes elapsed time. If $$t$$ has changed from $$0$$ to $$12,$$ what is the average velocity of point $$P?$$

Stacey was driving her car at a speed of $$30\text{ mph}$$ on a straight avenue, when suddenly she noticed that she had forgotten to bring her purse. So she immediately made a U-turn and headed back to her house. Now she is almost home, and she looks at her watch, recognizing that $$30$$ minutes has passed from the moment of the U-turn. If her current speed is $$40\text{ mph},$$ what is her average acceleration for the $$30$$ minutes on her way back home?

John is jogging from his home to the park, and back. If the distance between his home and the park is $$700$$ yards and John has jogged for a total of $$14$$ minutes, what is his average velocity, $$\vec{v}$$?

I'm driving along at a constant speed in my 3-meter-long car when I notice that I am accidentally driving through a red light. If the rear end of my car passes under the light 0.3 seconds after the front end of my car, how fast am I driving in m/s?

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