AVS XXXXXXXXXXHomework #2 Due Tuesday, 24 September 2019 at beginning of class AVS XXXXXXXXXX: First Midterm Exam is on Thursday, 26 September 2019 (delayed one week due to hurricane Dorian). Covering...

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AVS 2101 03 Homework #2 Due Tuesday, 24 September 2019 at beginning of class AVS 2101 03: First Midterm Exam is on Thursday, 26 September 2019 (delayed one week due to hurricane Dorian). Covering material through One-Dimensional Motion and excluding Relative Motion. Question 1. Starting from his home town, a person travels by car from one town to another with constant speed between towns. The driver drives for 30 minutes at 50 km/h to reach the first town. It takes the driver 15 minutes at a speed of 80 km/h to reach the second town. After a 30-minute break, the driver, travelling at a speed of 40 km/h, takes 45 minutes to reach his final destination at town 3. (Note: The table and figure will not, necessarily, be provided during a test) A. Determine the average speed for the trip. B. Determine the distance between towns (Home town and town 1, town 1 and town 2, town 2 and town 3.) Question 2. What is the instantaneous acceleration, using the figure given below, at the following times? A. Time = 2 s? B. Time = 15 s? C. Time = 25 s? Question 3. A motorist travelling at 30.0 m/s (67 mph) passes a police car hiding behind a wall. Instantly, the police car begins to chase the motorist at a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s2. A. How long does it take the police to catch up to the motorist? B. How far down the road from the wall does the police car catch up to the motorist? C. How fast is the police car travelling at that time? Question 4. A ball is thrown vertically upward, from the ground, with an initial speed of 30 m/s. A. How long does it take to reach its highest point? B. How high does the ball rise? C. How long does it take the ball to hit the ground after it reaches its highest point? D. What is its velocity when it returns to the ground from its starting point?