Motion calculations (a=(v–u)/t, v²−u²=2ax & v=x/t)

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Which of these shows the correct relationship between initial velocity $u$ , final velocity $v$ , acceleration $a$ and distance $x$ ?
$v – u = 2ax$
$v² – u² = ax$
$v² – u² = 2ax$
$v² + u² = 2ax$
$a² – x² = 2vu$
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Q3
A race car increases its velocity from 12 m/s to 48 m/s in a time of 6.0 s. Calculate the acceleration of race car.
42 m/s²
6.0 m/s²
48 m/s²
8.0 m/s²
288 m/s²
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Q4
A motorcycle slows with a deceleration of –5.0 m/s² from 25 m/s to a stop. Calculate the distance the motorcycle takes to come to a stop.
83.3 m
125 m
41.7 m
62.5 m
31.3 m
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Q5
An aeroplane starting from rest needs to reach a take–off velocity of 60 m/s to take off from a runway of length 1500 m. Calculate the minimum acceleration the airplane will need.
4.8 m/s²
2.4 m/s²
3.6 m/s²
1.2 m/s²
0.02 m/s²
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Q6
A rocket is stationary on the moon. It launches vertically with a constant acceleration of 5.0 m/s². Calculate its vertical speed when it has reached a height of 1.96 km.
9.8 m/s
140 m/s
19 600 m/s
196 m/s
99 m/s
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