Kinematics Part 4: Practice Problems and Strategy

I've seen it a thousand times. Students understand everything during class, but then when it comes time to try the problems on a test, they draw a blank. You just need a solid strategy, and lots of practice! Take a look at this if you are having trouble with kinematics problems.
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bruh you taught me kinematics in about 40 minutes worth of videos... compared to 3 weeks worth of lecture that I was still iffy about. You should really be in the classroom man. Educators need to stop overcomplicating these concepts and teach them like you.

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teachers are meant to reach a certain time quota for teaching which is kind of the reason why they drag stuff on when they teach which makes it complicated. not their fault really. but Dave is really on another level

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I also learn kinematics from him in 1 hour compare to a 3 weeks worth of lecture

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[@thomasaskew1985]

I haven't solved problems like this since 1970. That was 9th grade Science for me. You covered in minutes what took me weeks to learn as a 13-year-old.

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I say that intro song all day at home 😂

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It makes me cringe and I skip it so people don't think I'm watching videos for elementary school, because I know they won't listen to the organic stereochemistry or physics. Lol

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[@TheRolvaag]

You are excellent at explaining concepts in a simple manner, thank you for putting these out

[@akshayreddyatchi1971]

not at all he uses complex thing why in the world will he use v sub i instead of u. Cuz he is a professor

[@Alex-ns6hj]

@@akshayreddyatchi1971 what would u represent? why u? v_i is the same as v_0, it just denotes your initial velocity... the only u I know has a good representation for is u-sub for integrals lol

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[@helloAM2]

The visual aids and seeing things in actual motion really help. Shout out to the graphics team.

[@akshatjindal1508]

When solving projectile questions, I was confused about time in horizontal and vertical component. But after reference from your video, got everything clear

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You know what teachers should teach her/his students. You are a great teacher, Sir.

[@elliejohnson2786]

In case anyone missed it, and it wasn't explicitely obvious - The care package/helicopter example includes a piece of information that may not be immediately obvious. When the care package is dropped, it maintains the velocity of the helicopter, and so will have the same velocity of the helicopter. This is one of those things that isn't actually explicitely told to you, but that you can figure out rather quickly.

[@user-fh2rw9zh8g]

Hey love your videos! Just a note for the comprehension question. Actually if we have to calculate the time in air we should be given that the ground (x'x) is still there till end. Because if he was on a hill for example then the t total isn't equal to 2tmax

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if only the test questions were this simple, i would have scored full

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Also thank you, I understood a lot to the point that I am actually able to question answers that seem off. Thank you, Sir.

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learning calculus makes this a lot more intuitive.

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This has helped me so much! I don't have to go to class feeling like an idiot anymore

[@mariasalvenia35]

thank God! I now know what equation to use

[@abegailcamacho6003]

Can someone please explain to me how (0 m/s)² = (5.0 m/s)² + 2(-9.8 m/s²) turn into x = 1.28 m?? I watch the video a couple of of times but still can figure it out how did that happen......

[@jamaicanipot-nipot5210]

same prob haha

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Believe you and me- I also had to make calculations about water balloons, paper airplanes, and fireworks.😂👍lots of fun and no blown off fingers. Thanks again for your show.

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GUFSA Given Unknown Formula Substitution or Solution Answer

[@wakuwaku3190]

it took me this far to understand projectile motion. THANK YOU SIR! ❤

[@Namjoonsthighs]

1:35 There is actually an equation for this, t = u/g . When I used this I have gotten them same answer but in a -ve form. May I know why this formula doesn't apply? Or did I use the wrong values?

[@madibrown84]

bout to tackle my very first AP physics test. wish me luck !

[@nancyxi]

What did you get?

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Good luck if you're taking more..:)

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[@alexishunt3752]

I used the equation change in y = (viy)(t) + 1/2(a)(t2) and used the quadratic equation to solve for t = 4.928s. Why didn’t this way work?

[@sarastemkar7835]

this equ is for dist/displacement equ contains two unknown if you are solving for time

[@anthonyrichard1365]

Thank you very much, Professor Dave!

[@MrBits_0]

how did you get the 4.95s?

[@ranisjohnclienta.1854]

Time: 1.8026 DisplacemeDisplacement:31.866 Is this correct?

[@udaypersonal8434]

double the time

[@noooby1324]

thank you so much

[@chongyeeyun4899]

Video is interesting and creative with many easy picture and word

[@CaptainObvious0000]

easily doable without explicitly using formulae as well. initial velocity being 5m/s and decreasing by about 10m/s², v reaches 0 in 0.5 seconds. this time is spent moving at a velocity of between 0 and 5m/s, deceleration happens linearly. average speed upwards is 2.5 m/s. *0.5s is 1.25m.

[@rohitsurwase5284]

Totally clear concept video .

[@davis4537]

One the first problem, can someone explain how he is getting 1.28m. I keep getting 5.4.

[@kennethgabriel2234]

divide the initial velocity with the acceleration after multiplying it by 2

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[@moiseslobopvh]

Hello teacher. How can I find the shooting angle of a ball to hit a basketball hoop, if I have the speed, gravitational acceleration and vertical and horizontal distances? I can't deduce an equation to find the angle when the target is above the launch point.

[@nickdicerbo6361]

Hi Dave, it possible to find the max height using this equation: Vy^2= Voy^2 -2g(Y-Yo) where Vy=0 to solve for (Y-Yo). Vy=vertical velocity (0m/s) Voy= intial vertical velocity (~17.67m/s) g= vertical acceleration (9.8m/s^2) Y-Yo= vertical displacement (solved to be 15.94m) Then plug the value of (Y-Yo) into this equation and solve for time: Y-Yo= -.5gt^2+Voyt to solve for t and multiply by 2 t=time (solved to be 1.77s and 1.8s) To solve for t, i used the quadratic equation but got 2 similar answers. the first being 1.83 and the second as 1.77. Why did i get 2 possible answers that were so similar to eachother (and to the correct value)? Or is this the incorrect way to solve for t?

[@abdelhamidahbane6322]

in the ending comprehension test, Why did you consider the time calculates as a peak time and then multiply it by two ??? isn't it itself the whole hanging time ? I am confused !!

[@abdelhamidahbane6322]

Oh NO NO I got it now, I was wrong. I used the displacement equation instead of the velocity equation....it makes sense now, THANKS Prof, you are the best

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Hey Dave please use miles as well as kilometers. Thanks.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

scientists only use the metric system!

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[@nguyentuanlinh4584]

can i have a question? I always wonder why a is negative when a ball is thrown upward?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

acceleration due to gravity is always downward, which is the negative direction

[@nguyentuanlinh4584]

@@ProfessorDaveExplains Thank you very much for the useful lesson.

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thanks so much, your videos saved me from failing my physics regent!

[@dannysands426]

I am confused, on the last question part 1, when asking about the time I used the Yf=yo+vot+1/2 at^2. I got to the part where I plug it into the quadratic equation and solved for t. My problem is that after pugging into the quadratic formula I computed t-3.61s. Does this mean after using quadratic formula to find time we do not double the number or did I miss a step somewhere? Thank you for all of your help!

[@avililies]

I hate that when solving the problem is skipping some important steps, like how did you get that answer while mine is nothing like that?? What did you do first?? Did you multiply then yada yada yada.

[@mariasalvenia35]

2:37 why is x = 1.28m?

[@joshuadilao1496]

I dont know if its just me but 2:38 I got 5.4 as an answer for maximum height instead of 1.28

[@rats1740]

same here

[@Belmont1714]

Divide.

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[@FreyaChristina]

Hello Professor Dave, I read that the acceleration due to gravity during a free fall is 9.8 but When it is thrown upwards its negative

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

it's always negative! because the acceleration occurs in the negative direction, towards the earth.

[@EREN-he9jl]

that is because gravity is negative... but since it is thrown upward WHICH IS POSITIVE .. so basically.. negative times positive is negative.. that is why ..

[@amandeepbaghiana4510]

1:08 The equations aren't labeled correctly. the first equation "Vt" is supposed to be Vf (velocity final) and in the second; "Xt" is supposed to be Xf (position final)

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

Same thing. The t in subscript means at some designated time t.

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Thank you, sir.

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[@afa4770]

Good explanation thanks a lot

[@godot5643]

when will you upload on the topic of quantum mechanics..?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

gotta finish classical physics first, but then it's modern physics right after that! so i would say in about three months.

[@user-hv6ef9ie1g]

6:09 How did you get the total hang time? Any reason why we should multiply it by 2? Edit: ig bcs it goes up (peak), and then goes down to 0 (position initial) again. That's why it's multiplied

[@rektscope8860]

I have a question about the comprehension question. why is the kinematic equation giving tpeak, isnt velocity(y) also 0 as it hits the ground and stops?

[@samij8639]

Why horizontal and vertical velocities 17.7 instead of 25 as it is given to us?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

you have to do the trigonometry! the calculation is shown. check out my tutorial on projectile motion for a more thorough explanation.

[@yash7461]

I have a question; why have you not done a video where an object is thrown upwards with some velocity and at the same instant an object is thrown downwards from some point then they ask us to find after what time they'll meet and at what height. If you have done some video like that then pls give me link

[@angelacacanog4979]

why is the answer incorrect when i input it on my calculator?

[@crocopie]

Hi there. 4:37 may not be a good example in real life because dropped packages must be parachuted while airborne so that the packages would not be be damaged. A better example would be releasing bomb 💣 into an enemy structure :D.

[@Chillwave.o]

This is it thank you

[@MsPslater]

can you do some examples and show how to do the calculations without a calculator?

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[@maddiesilvester8230]

for the last question on the comprehension check, in my notes the formula is vf = vo + at but in the video it vf and vo are opposite. I got the answer - 1.8sec, so correct answer just negative. Does the assigning of vf and vi matter?

[@scenify3758]

great video dave!

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I thank a lot my professor I get something

[@Thesaviorsway]

I was able to get time but my error for displacement was half using average velocity formula. I then realized you multiply time by velocity in x direction to get total distance if velocity is the same. if velocity changes from initial to final you take the average and multiply by time to get distance.

[@ramkumarganesh2453]

While finding the distance travelled by the ball which is thrown upwars.. shouldn't the gravity 'a' be +9.8 m/s?? if I'm wrong pls explain me!!

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

but acceleration due to gravity pulls objects downwards, which is the negative direction!

[@hamzarawi1805]

@@ProfessorDaveExplains but in the last question the box was falling so why was the acc negative since it's in the same direction of free fall

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

acceleration due to gravity is -9.8 m/s^2, this is constant and has nothing to do whatsoever with the motion of any particular object

[@firdousabdii3166]

@@ProfessorDaveExplains when you found t=0.51s why didn't the negative acceleration affected the answer i mean it should have been t= -0.51s If am wrong plz crrect me my exam is next week.

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

@@firdousabdii3166 think about what you're saying there! You're implying that gravity causes things to go backwards in time. Does that make sense?

[@gurgferguson292]

1:36 am studying for Kinematics test, feeling better

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ok look thank you alot for everything but for the future if possibe add more quistions at the end so i make sure of my way of solving

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thank you... ❤

[@julietgrana1124]

Uhmm professor how do you get the 1.28 m...can u teach me how

[@MetalAngelOfficial]

Thank you sir

[@inspiringer6418]

I have to do a problem to find the initial velocity but I don't know the acceleration either. All I know is that the final velocity is 0 and the displacement is 60 meters.

[@navenaramachendran8997]

Good explanation

[@chiefs721]

when I plug this into my calculator I am getting 5.4. Can you explain the math please

[@micmaci9343]

Why total hangtime is equal 3.6s in checking task ?

[@bri9000]

So I drew a rectangle and the hypotenuse was the initial velocity of 25m/s? Why did the initial velocity change to 17.7. I know how you got that... I used the triangle and soh cah toa and got the same.

[@Chrofting]

What if we're looking for the velocity at a given time after it is launch or in the air?

[@ericard4165]

at 3:33, i think u shouldn’t double 0.51s to get 1.02s. I think we should do that in two different part. First we calculate time for reaching maximum height, we indeed get 0.51s . But now, the velocity is 0, and the ball only due to gravity, so we just consider this as you throw this ball from cliff of 1.28m height and see how soon will it hit the ground. So 0m=1.28m+1/2(-9.8m/s^2)t^2 then we easily get t^2=1.96 we take root from both, we get 1.96s, so the first 0.51s plus 1.96s is 2.47s instead 1.02s I don’t know if I am right, this is my own opinion

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

you certainly can do that, it's just more work. the time it takes to go up is the same as the time it will take to go down, so it's just a shortcut.

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Why is the acceleration due to gravity negative 9.8 , should it be positive?

[@ProfessorDaveExplains]

down is the negative direction

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