IB skill practice

Use constant-acceleration equations

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Displacement from uniform acceleration

A collision track investigation starts at \(8\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) and accelerates at \(1.8\,\text{m s}^{-2}\) for \(10\,\text{s}\). Calculate the displacement. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.