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UTME / JAMB 2026
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
A body accelerates from rest at the rate of 5.0 m s\(^{-2}\). Calculate the time taken to cover the distance of 160.0 m
A
4.0 s
B
32.0 s
C
8.0 s
D
16.0 s
medium Difficulty
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2026
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
The vertical component of a displacement is 10 km. Find the displacement if its angle of inclination from the positive x-direction is 30º
medium Difficulty
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Physics
WAEC / WASSCE 2025
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
A boy cycles continuously through a distance of 1.0km in 5 minutes. Calculate his average speed.
A
0.3m/s
B
16.6m/s
C
20.0m/s
D
3.3m/s
medium Difficulty
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Physics
WAEC / WASSCE 2025
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
A car travelling at a uniform speed of 120km/hr passes two stations in 4minutes. Calculate the distance between the two stations.
A
15km
B
30km
C
8km
D
22km
medium Difficulty
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
When a bus is accelerating, it must be
A
changing its speed
B
changing its velocity
C
changing its position
D
changing its direction
medium Difficulty
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
If a body in linear motion changes from point P to Q, the motion is
A
Translational
B
Rotational
C
Simple harmonic
D
Circular
medium Difficulty
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
If the displacement of a car is proportional to the square of time, then the car is moving with
A
Uniform acceleration
B
Uniform velocity
C
Increasing acceleration
D
Decreasing acceleration
medium Difficulty
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
Two points on a velocity-time graph have coordinates (2s, 5m/s) and (4s, 15m/s). Calculate the mean acceleration
A
5.0ms\(^2\)
B
0.83ms\(^2\)
C
1.5ms\(^2\)
D
2.0ms\(^2\)
medium Difficulty
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
An air force jet flying with a speed of 335m/s went past an anti-aircraft gun. How far is the aircraft 5s later when the gun was fired?
A
838m
B
1675m
C
670m
D
3350m
medium Difficulty
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Physics
WAEC / WASSCE 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
The magnitude of the acceleration of a moving object is equal to the
A
gradient of a displacement-time graph
B
gradient of a velocity-time graph
C
area below a force-time graph
D
area below a velocity-time graph
medium Difficulty
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Physics
WAEC / WASSCE 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Diagram
Solution
The diagram above illustrates the motion of a cyclist from P to R. The distance travelled is determined by the
A
area under QR
B
area under PQR
C
gradient of PQR
D
gradient of QR
medium Difficulty
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Physics
WAEC / WASSCE 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
A body moves with uniform velocity when the resultant force on it is
A
greater than the frictional force acting on it
B
less than the frictional force acting on it
C
equal to zero
D
equal to unity
medium Difficulty
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Physics
WAEC / WASSCE 2024
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Diagram
Solution
The diagram above illustrates two boxes P and Q of masses 27.3 kg and 6.2 kg respectively on a smooth horizontal surface. If a force F of 150 N is applied to the combined forces, calculate the acceleration.
A
4.5 ms\(^{-2}\)
B
33.5 ms\(^{-2}\)
C
70 ms\(^{-2}\)
D
150 ms\(^{-2}\)
medium Difficulty
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2023
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
A lorry accelerates uniformly in a straight line with acceleration of \(4ms^-2\) and covers a distance of 250 m in a time interval of 10 s. How far will it travel in the next 10 s?
A
650
B
900
C
800
D
250
medium Difficulty
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Physics
WAEC / WASSCE 2022
Linear Motion & Kinematics
Solution
The correct relationship between the displacement, s, of a particle initially at rest in a linear motion and the time, t, is?
A
s \(\alpha\) t\(^{-2}\)
B
s \(\alpha\) t\(^{-1}\)
C
s \(\alpha\) t
D
s \(\alpha\) t\(^{2}\)
medium Difficulty
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