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Practice — Velocity and acceleration • Displacement and velocity

Speed from distance and time
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A cyclist travels 120 m in 15 s at a steady speed. What is her speed?

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Distance from speed and time
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A sprinter keeps a constant speed of 9 m s-1 for 7 s. How far does she run?

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Time to catch up
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A hunting cat sees its prey 150 m ahead and runs directly towards it at a constant speed of 25 m s-1. Assuming the prey stays where it is, how long does the chase take?

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Modelling assumptions
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For the chase model above, which assumption is the most important for finding the answer using \(t=\dfrac{s}{v}\)?

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Large speeds and unit conversion
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Take the speed of light as \(3.00\times 10^8\) m s-1. The average Earth–Sun distance is 150 million km. How long does sunlight take to reach Earth, on average?

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