U dont got to answer all of it but pls CHAPTER 4.1: SPEED/VELOCITY PROBLEM WORKSHEET

UNDERLINE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR: Speed/Velocity, Time, Distance. Use the triangle to come up with the formula. Plug in the information for the work. Cancel out the units and put the answer with the units (and…if it’s VELOCITY, make sure you put a direction in the answer!)

1. An airplane flies 525 kilometer north in 1.25 hours. How much time is needed for the

ball to travel this distance if its velocity is 22 meters per second, south?

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2. A soccer player kicks a ball 6.5 meters. How much time is needed for the ball to travel

this distance if its velocity is 22 meters per second, south?

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3. A cruise ship travels east across a river at 19.0 meters per minute. If the river is 4,250

Meters wide, how long does it take for the ship to reach the other side?

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4. Joaquin mows the lawn at his grandmother’s home during the summer months. Joaquin

Measured the distance across his grandmother’s lawn as 11.5 meters.

a. If Joaquin mows one length across the lawn rom east to west in 7.10 seconds, then

what is the velocity of the lawnmower?

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b. Once he reaches the edge of the lawn, Joaquin turns the lawnmower around. He

mows in the opposite direction but maintains the same speed. What is the

velocity of the lawnmower?

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5. A family drives 881 miles from Houston, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico for vacation.

How long will it take the family to reach their destination if they travel at a velocity of

55 miles per hour northwest?

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6. A shopping cart is pushed 15.6 meters west across a parking lot in 5.2 seconds. What

Is the velocity of the shopping cart?

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7. Katie and her best friend Liam play tennis every Saturday morning. When Katie serves

The ball to Liam, it travels 9.5 meters south in 2.1 seconds.

a. What is the velocity of the tennis ball?

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b. If the tennis ball travels at constant speed, what is its velocity when Liam returns

Katie’s serve?

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8. A driver realizes that she is traveling in the wrong direction on a one-way street. She

Has already driven 350 meters at a velocity of 16 meters per second east before

Deciding to make a U-turn. How long did it take for the drive to realize her error?

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9. Juan’s mother drives 7.25 miles southwest to her favorite shopping mall. What is the

Average velocity of her automobile if she arrives at the mall in 20 minutes?

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10. A bus is traveling at 79.7 km/hr southeast in 1.5 hours. What was the troup’s velocity?

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11. A girl scout troop hiked 5.8 km southeast in 1.5 hours. What was the troop’s velocity?

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