4

7
v (m s–1)

t (s)
O 10 30 80

A n o b je c t P tra v e ls fro m A to B in a tim e o f 8 0 s . T h e d ia g ra m s h o w s th e g ra p h o f v a g a in s t t, w h e r e

v m s −1 i s t h e v e l o c i t y o f P a t t i m e t s a f t e r l e a v i n g A . T h e g r a p h c o n s i s t s o f s t r a i g h t l i n e s e g m e n t s f o r
th e i n t e r v a l s 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 0 a n d 3 0 ≤ t ≤ 8 0 , a n d a c u r v e d s e c t i o n w h o s e e q u a t i o n i s v = −0 . 0 1 t 2 + 0 . 5 t − 1
fo r 1 0 ≤ t ≤ 3 0 . F in d
(i) th e m a x im u m v e lo c ity o f P , [4 ]
(ii) th e d is ta n c e A B . [9 ]
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1
v (m s–1)

2.1
1.5

52 60
t (s)
O 30 40

–2.2

A w o m a n w a lk s in a s tr a ig h t lin e . T h e w o m a n ’s v e lo c ity t s e c o n d s a f te r p a s s in g th r o u g h a fi x e d p o in t
A o n t h e l i n e i s v m s −1 . T h e g r a p h o f v a g a i n s t t c o n s i s t s o f 4 s t r a i g h t l i n e s e g m e n t s ( s e e d i a g r a m ) .
T h e w o m a n is a t th e p o in t B w h e n t = 6 0 . F in d
(i) t h e w o m a n ’s a c c e l e r a tio n f o r 0 < t < 3 0 a n d f o r 3 0 < t < 4 0 , [3 ]
( ii) t h e d is ta n c e A B , [2 ]
(iii) t h e to ta l d is ta n c e w a lk e d b y th e w o m a n . [1 ]

2
58 N

a 31 N

26 N

C o p la n a r f o rc e s o f m a g n itu d e s 5 8 N , 3 1 N a n d 2 6 N a c t a t a p o in t in th e d ir e c tio n s s h o w n in th e
d i a g r a m . G i v e n t h a t t a n a = 1 52 , fi n d t h e m a g n i t u d e a n d d i r e c t i o n o f t h e r e s u l t a n t o f t h e t h r e e f o r c e s .
[6 ]

3 P a rtic le s P a n d Q a r e a tta c h e d to o p p o s ite e n d s o f a lig h t in e x te n s ib le s tr in g w h ic h p a s s e s o v e r a fi x e d

s m o o th p u lle y . T h e s y s te m is re le a s e d f r o m r e s t w ith th e s trin g ta u t, w ith its s tr a ig h t p a rts v e rtic a l,
a n d w ith b o th p a rtic le s a t a h e ig h t o f 2 m a b o v e h o riz o n ta l g ro u n d . P m o v e s v e rtic a lly d o w n w a r d s
a n d d o e s n o t r e b o u n d w h e n it h its th e g ro u n d . A t th e in s ta n t th a t P h its th e g r o u n d , Q is a t th e
p o i n t X , f r o m w h e r e it c o n ti n u e s to m o v e v e r t ic a lly u p w a r d s w it h o u t r e a c h in g th e p u l le y . G iv e n th a t
P h a s m a s s 0 .9 k g a n d th a t th e te n s io n in th e s tr in g is 7 .2 N w h ile P is m o v in g , fi n d th e to ta l d is ta n c e
tr a v e lle d b y Q f ro m th e in s ta n t it fi r s t r e a c h e s X u n til it r e tu rn s to X . [6 ]

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