1. A Tony is moving along a straight horizontal road ‘constant acceleration. The lorry passes point A with speed ums, (u<34), and 10 seconds later passes a point B with speed 34 ms", Given that 4B = 240 m, find (@) the value of u, @ ums*(< 34) 34 ms? “ 240m , 10s e Using the constant acceleration equations (SUVAT) we have s=iwine 1 + 240 => (u+ 34) x 10 us t4ms*(b) the time taken for the lorry to move from A to the mid-point of 4B. First, we find a v=u+at > 34=144 100 > a=2ms? For the midpoint we have s = 120, plugging this in to find t we have 1 = ut +3 at? sautt> 120 = 14 +? >t +14t-120=0 > (t+ 20)(¢-6) =0 t= 6s Ignore the other (negative) value is t must be positive Model answers are copyright. © 2018 Save My Exams Li. Alrights reserved © (Total 9 marks)2. A cyclist is moving along a straight horizontal road and passes a point 4. Five seconds later, at the instant when she is moving with speed 10 ms“, she passes the point B. She moves with constant acceleration from A to B. Given that 4B = 40m, find (a) the acceleration of the cyclist as she moves from A to B, @ Using the appropriate constant acceleration (SUVAT) equation: 1 s=vt—5at? > 40 = 10(5) - dats)? 25 +40 =50-Fa(b) the time it takes her to travel from A to the midpoint of AB. We can find u using the equation u=v-at =10-08x5 6 Hence, using ut-+ Sat? s 3 20 = 6t + 0.40? > 0.40? + 6r—20=0 Using the quadratic equation (discarding the negative answer) (Total 9 marks) 6We use the following equation: visute2as where v= final velocity (m/s) initial velocity (mm/s) \cceleration, s= displacement By convention, we set the downwards direction as positive. In this case, the initial velocity is 0. (in the moment the ball starts to fall) Additionally, the ball falls freely under gravity, so the acceleration (a) is equivalent with the gravitational acceleration (g = 9.8m/s?) 2 vaV4g 2 vaV4x98m /s?w ‘We use the same equation as in a) vizut+2as When the ball rebounds from the ground, the final velocity will be equal to 0. (The moment it hits the ground.) The ball is also acting under gravity, so the acceleration (a) is the gravitational acceleration (g = 9.8 m/s?) © O=u?-3g © us Jig 2 u=5.42m/s (©) Find the time between the instant when the ball is released and the instant when it strikes the ground for the second time. @ ‘We use the following equatio veusat Where t = time (seconds) a= acceleration vs the final velocity (m/s) = the initial velocity (m/s) In this case, the acceleration of the ball is equivalent to the gravitation acceleration ( Bm/s*.The final velocity will be associated with the time when it strikes the ground for the second time (ti) and the initial velocity will be associated with the time when is released (tz) > vegt and u=gtr “Bandte et © t1=0.64sandtz=0.55s Total time = ti +2 te = 0.64 s+2x 0.55 s= 1.74 seconds (teis considered twice because the ball falls twice and rebounds once)2 At time ¢= 0, a particle is projected vertically upwards with speed u from a point 4. The particle moves freely under gravity. At time T the particle is at its maximum height H above 4. (@) Find T'in terms of u and g. @ tt always helps to draw a picture of whats happening: ° oa Aa9B e 1 The maximum height is achieved when the final velocity is v= 0. We can use the following equation: veutat final velocity (m/s) he intial velocity (m/s) In this case, the acceleration of the particle is g = 9.8 m/s* downwards. We will take upwards {as positive, so this acceleration is negative. o=u+Cor(b) Show that H = — 28 @ We can use the following equation: seute lat? where t = time (seconds) initial velocity (m/s) = acceleration isplacement (m) a In this case, the displacement s at time T is represented by the height H. Again, the acceleration of the particle is (g = 9.8 m/s”). 1 J gr? ur +5 (-o)T" : ret g wil u® a 5-3-0(5)(©) Find, in terms of T, the total time from the instant of projection to the instant when ‘the particle hits the ground, “ ‘We can answer this question by finding out how long it takes the particle to reach the {ground from its maximum height, and then adding that to the initial time worked out in part a). . e farop taro Therefore the total time is: (Total 8 marks)‘Speed of the stone: 9.6 m/s By convention, we fix the upwards direction as positive. ‘The stone is projected vertically above point O. At the highest point, the velocity of the stone will be equal to 0. ° ‘The forces acting on the stone are: ~ t Weight = mg ‘Weight = mg We use the following equatio Velocity? = speed? +2 gh where his the greatest height Bis the gravitational acceleration; value needs to be negative) 9.8 m/s? (the acceleration acts downwards so the Model answers ar copyright© 2018 Save My Exams Li, Alright reserved> 14.7 mwhere sis the displacement above O. We use the equation: 1 seute fat? gis the gravitational acceleration; value needs to be negative) 14,7m = 19.6t- 2g? £8 m/s? (the acceleration acts downwards so the 4 g@—19,6t414.7= 2 490-19.6t+14.7=0 P-4t+3=0 © (t= 1)ft—3) =0 teelther1sor3s ‘Since the stone is above 14.7m between t=1 and t=3 the time for which itis above this height is time = 3-1=2 seconds (Total 7 marks)The initial velocity is 9 and itis released two metres above the ground. s=0 at the release point (when t=0) and hand. 2 atthe ground as it is 2m below the man's ‘Also, acceleration due to gravity is taken to be 10m ~2, therefore the follow equation will allow us to find the time at which it hits the ground: ‘SUVAT e+tar? 2 1 ~2=9r+3 (197? 2 sr? 97-2 Gr+1T-2)=0 Ignoring the negative root for T, gives: 5. A stone is thrown vertically upwards with speed 16 m s-' from a point ft metres above the ‘ground. The stone hits the ground 4s later. Find (a) the value of h, The equation we can use is, considering vertical motion as positive. seute at? where t= time, a= acceleration, We need to work out the displacement after 4 seconds: he 16x4+4x98x4? hea4am(6) the speed of the stone as it hits the ground. @) We can use the equation: veutat where v is the final velocity when it hits the ground and u is the initial velocity tis the time and a is the acceleration, v=16+(-9.8) x4 V=23.2 m/s (ignore sign ast is speed) (Total 6 marks)