A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at toward the east for .

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

A

1200\,\text{kg}

car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at

2.5\,\text{m/s}^2

toward the east for

6.0\,\text{s}

. (a) Calculate the car’s speed at the end of the

6.0\,\text{s}

interval. (b) Determine the car’s linear momentum vector at that instant, stating both magnitude and direction.

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