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Section 1 – long Question
Take g = 9.81 ms-2
1. A ball is projected upward with an angle 50° to the horizontal at a speed 12 ms-1.

a). Find the time needed for the ball to travel a horizontal distance 11 m.

b). Find vertical displacement of the ball after the time you found in part a).

c). At the time the ball is shot, another ball B is released from rest from 14 m above the ground. Find the vertical
displacement of ball B and determine whether the two balls coincide.

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2. Ball A is projected upward with an angle 60° to the horizontal at a speed 20 ms-1. At the time of shooting, another ball B is
released from rest which is initially 15 m above the ground. It is known that the two ball will coincide.

a). Find the time for ball A to travel horizontal distance x.

b). Find the vertical displacement of ball A after the time in part a).

c). Find the distance ball B travelled after the time in part a).

d). Hence, find x.

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3. A zoo keeper is shooting a monkey in a tall tree with a tranquillizer gun. The monkey sees what is happening and drops
out of the tree at exactly the moment the zoo keeper fires the tranquillizer gun. Assume that the monkey is 9 m above
the zoo keeper, and it is 12 m from the zoo keeper to the point where the monkey lands at the base of the tree. The
tranquillizer dart is fired at 60 ms-1aimed up at an angle 37o above the horizontal.

(a) What are the horizontal and vertical velocity components of the tranquillizer dart as it is fired?

(b) How many seconds will it take the tranquillizer dart to cover the horizontal distance to the tree?

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(c) How far above the zoo keeper’s height with the tranquillizer dart be at the moment it reaches the tree?

(d) How far will the monkey have fallen at that moment?

(e) Will the monkey be hit by the tranquillizer dart? Justify your answer.

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Section 2 – multiple-choice Question

1. A bomber aircraft is 1 km above the ground and is flying horizontally at a speed of 200 ms-1. The aircraft is going to
release a bomb to destroy a target on the ground. How long before flying over the target should the bomb be released?
Assume that the bomber aircraft and the target are in the same vertical plane and neglect air resistance. (g = 9.81 ms-2)

A. 5.6 s
B. 10.1 s
C. 14.3 s
D. It cannot be calculated as the horizontal distance between the aircraft and the target is not known.
(HKDSE 2012 – 1A – 12)

2.

A particle is projected horizontally towards a vertical wall 1.0 m away. It hits the wall at a position 0.8 m vertically
below its point of projection. At what speed is it projected? Neglect air resistance. (g = 9.81 ms-2)

A. 2.0 ms-1
B. 2.5 ms-1
C. 5.0 ms-1
D. 6.3 ms-1
(HKDSE 2014 – 1A – 10)

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Section 2 – multiple-choice Question

3.

The above stroboscopic picture shows a particle projected horizontally at position P into air in a vertical plane.
Subsequently the particle reaches positions Q and R such that the time interval between P and Q is equal to that between
Q and R. Each square of the grid measures 1.25 cm x 1.25 cm. Find the particle’s speed of projection at P. Neglect air
resistance. (g = 9.81 ms-2)

A. 0.3 ms-1
B. 0.4 ms-1
C. 0.5 ms-1
D. 0.6 ms-1
(HKDSE 2016 – 1A – 10)

4. Marbles P and Q of the same mass are shot horizontally. They hit the horizontal ground at points R and S respectively as
shown. Neglect air resistance.

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. The initial speed of marble P is smaller than that of marble Q.

B. The time of flight of marble P is shorter than that of marble Q.
C. The potential energy loss of marble P is greater than that of marble Q.
D. The acceleration of marbles P and Q is the same during the flight.
(HKDSE 2017 – 1A – 9)

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*5.

Particles X and Y are projected horizontally from a vertical wall and the figure shows their paths in air before reaching
the ground. Which statements below are correct? Neglect air resistance.

(1) The time of flight of Y is longer.

(2) The projection speed of Y is greater.
(3) X and Y can have the same landing speed.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
(HKDSE 2019 – 1A – 13)

6.

A stone is projected horizontally from a table with an initial speed v. The stone strikes a vertical wall at a point which is
at a vertical distance of y below the table top. If the stone is projected again with a speed of 2v, at what distance below
the table top will the tennis ball strike on the wall? Neglect air resistance.

A. y
y
B. √2
y
C. 2
y
D. 4

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7.

A ball is dropped by a person standing on a vehicle that is moving at a constant velocity to the right. Which of the
following diagrams represents the path of the ball, shown at equal time intervals, observed from the vehicle? Neglect air
resistance.

t ravelling direct ion of vehicle t ravelling direct ion of vehicle

A. B.

t ravelling direct ion of vehicle t ravelling direct ion of vehicle

C. D.

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8. A ball is projected at an angle as shown below.

Which of the following diagram is correctly indicates the direction of net force? Assume there is no air resistance.

A. B.

C. D.

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9. A tennis player hits the ball with a racket at P. The ball passes over the net and hits the ground on the other side at Q.
Which of the following graphs best shown the variation of the speed of the tennis ball with time between P and Q?

A. B.
v v

t t
C. D.
v v

t t

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10.

A particle is projected into the air at time t = 0 and it performs a parabolic motion before landing on the ground as shown.
Which graph represents the variation of the kinetic energy (KE) of the particle with time before landing? Neglect air
resistance.

A. B.

C. D.

(HKDSE 2013 – 1A – 13)

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Section 2 – multiple-choice Question

11. A stone is thrown upwards from the top of a cliff at an angle of 45o to the horizontal. Which graph of the vertical
component (vy) of the stone’s velocity as a function of time best describes its motion? Ignore air resistance.

A. vx B. vx

t t

C. vx D. vx

t t

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Section 2 – multiple-choice Question

12.

x
A smooth track with a horizontal section near the lower end is erected on a table. A ball is released from rest at different
height h above the table. When the ball hits the ground, its horizontal distance x from the table is recorded. Which of the
following graphs correctly shows the variation of x with h? Neglect air resistance.

A. x B. x

h h

C. x D. x

h h

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Section 3 – long Question

1. Figure 4.1 (a) and (b) show the cross-section of a fixed spring gun fitted with a small cannon ball.

The fully compressed light spring (Figure 4.1(a)) is released so that the cannon ball of mass 0.3 kg leaves the muzzle
of the gun at a speed of 4 m s–1 (Figure 4.1(b)). Neglect air resistance. (g = 9.81 m s–2)

(a) During the process from the time when the spring is fully compressed till the cannon ball just leaves the
muzzle,
(i) how much energy is transferred from the spring to the cannon ball?
(3 marks)

(ii) explain whether the total momentum of the spring gun and the cannon ball is conserved.
(2 marks)

*(b) The cannon ball is projected at 50° to the horizontal initially and reaches a point horizontally away from the
muzzle of the gun at a distance R. Find R and the time of flight tf of the cannon ball to that point.
(4 marks)

*(c) If the projection angle is increased to slightly greater than 50° while the initial speed remains unchanged at 4
m s–1, explain, without any calculation, whether there is any change in tf.
(2 marks)

(HKDSE 2018 – 1B – 04)

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2. A smooth curved rail PQR is fixed on a horizontal bench as shown in Figure 3.1. P is at a height h above the bench
surface. A small metal ball X of mass 0.03 kg is released from rest at P.

When ball X reaches R, it moves horizontally and collides head-on with another metal ball Y of mass 0.04 kg which is
initially at rest on the rail. Immediately after the collision, ball X comes to rest while ball Y moves off the bench
horizontally with a speed of 3 m s-1. Neglect air resistance.

(a) What is the speed of ball X just before it collides with ball Y?
(1 mark)

(b) Find the value of h.

(2 marks)

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* (c) Ball Y lands on the ground at S which is at a horizontal distance of 1.2 m from the bench. Find the height H of
the bench.
(3 marks)

* (d) Ball X is now released at Q such that ball Y moves off the bench horizontally with a smaller speed after collision.
Would the time of flight of ball Y change? Explain briefly.
(2 marks)

(HKDSE 2012 – Practice Paper – Q3)

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Section 3 – long Question

Projected with an Angle

3.

Figure 3.1
Figure 3.1 shows two horizontal platforms with end points A and C. An acrobat tries to swing from A to C by using a
light rope of 8 m long and with one end fixed at point O, which is at the same level as A. He leaves A by holding the end
of the rope and then releases it when reaching point B at which the angle between the rope and the vertical is 30°. The
acrobat can be treated as a point mass and the rope remains taut and not extended throughout the motion. Neglect air
resistance.
(g = 9.81 m s–2)
(a) Mark on Figure 3.1 the velocity vB of the acrobat at B. If the speed of the acrobat when leaving A is zero, find
the magnitude of vB.
(3 marks)

* (b) (i) It takes 1.25 s for the acrobat to reach C after releasing the rope at B. By considering his horizontal
motion, find the horizontal separation x between B and C.
(2 marks)

(ii) Calculate the vertical distance of C below B.

(3 marks)

(c) Before reaching the lower platform, is there any change to the acrobat’s mechanical energy among the points A,
B and C?
(1 mark)

(HKDSE 2015 – 1B – 3)

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Section 3 – long Question

4. (HKAL 2007 I – 1(b))

Jacky tries to make a long pass to his teammate, Roy, standing 38 m away from him. He passes ball by throwing it from
a point 2 m above the ground with an initial speed 20 m s-1 at an angle of elevation 35o. The mass of the ball is 0.42 kg.
Neglect air resistance and the size of the ball.
(a) Find the work done on the ball by Jacky, assuming the throwing action starts from rest and the gain in
gravitational potential energy of the ball during the throwing action can be neglected. If the throwing action
for 0.15 s, estimate the average power that Jacky delivers to the ball.
(4 marks)

(b) At what height h should Roy place his hands so as to catch the ball? Show your calculation.
(3 marks)

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5. (HKAL 2009 I – 2(b))

After putting on the pair of skis, the skier of total mass 84 kg slides from rest down a ramp from an elevation of 30m as
shown in Figure 2.3. The skier attains a speed of 21 m s-1 when he leaves the ramp and makes the ski jump at an angle
of 10 below the horizontal. He eventually lands on a slope at a horizontal distance of 60 m from the lower end of the
ramp. (Neglect air resistance.
(a) Find the work done against friction when the skier slides down the ramp.
(3 marks)

(b) Calculate the skier’s time of flight after he leaves the ramp.
(2 marks)

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6. (HKAL 2000 - I - 1)
In December 1998, a serious car accident happened on the Lantau Link. The car sped up the concrete ramp and took
off from the ramp. It then hit the top of a road sign of height 5 m above the road and 30 m away from the ramp as
shown in Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1
(a) Sketch in Figure 1.1 the possible trajectories if the car in the air for a certain take-off speed.
(2 marks)

(b) Assume that the car hit the road sign at the highest point in its trajectory. Estimate
(i) The take-off speed of the car;
(ii) The projection angle of the car; and
(iii) The time of flight before the car hit the road sign.
(You may neglect the air resistance and the size of the car.)
(5 marks)
(c) Braking marks of 39 m long was found on the road in front of the ramp. Forensic measurements on the marks
by the police indicated that the braking force was about 8000 N on the car of mass 1000 kg. Estimate the speed
if the car just before the brakes.
(2 marks)

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7. (a) A bow and arrow is a kind of projectile weapon. The string of a bow is drawn taut by a hunter with a force of
60 N and an arrow of mass 0.2 kg is held stationary as shown in Figure 5.1.

(i) Find the tension of the string. Neglect the weight of the arrow.
(2 marks)

(ii) Estimate the energy stored in the taut string if the initial speed of the arrow is 45 ms-1 when released.
Assume that the bow is rigid and neglect the mass of the string.
(2 marks)

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(b) The hunter stands at about 60 m away from a tree as shown in Figure 5.2. He uses the bow to release the arrow
in order to shoot a coconut held by a monkey (not shown in the figure) in the tree. The coconut is at a height of
25 m from the ground. The hunter aims directly at the coconut and the arrow leaves the bow at a speed of 45
ms-1 making an angle of 20o to the horizontal. At the moment the hunter releases the arrow, the monkey drops
the coconut such that it falls vertically from rest. Neglect air resistance and the arrow’s size. (g = 9.81 ms-2)

(i) Find the time taken for the arrow to hit the coconut.
(2 marks)

(ii) Find the height of the coconut from the ground at the moment the arrow hits it.
(2 marks)

(HKDSE 2012 – 1B – 5)

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Section 1 – long Question

1. (a) s x = ux t
11 = 12cos50° ∙ t
t = 1.4261s
(b) 1
s𝑦𝑦 = u𝑦𝑦 t + 𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡 2
2
1
= 12sin50° × 1.4261 + × −9.81 × (1.4261)2
2
= 3.1339m
(c) 1
s𝑦𝑦 = u𝑦𝑦 t + 𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡 2
2
1
= × −9.81 × (1.4261)2
2
= −9.9756m
So, ball B has fallen 9.9756 m.
Since 9.9756 m+3.1339 m≠14 m, the two balls will not coincide.

2. (a) s x = ux t
x = 20cos60° ∙ t
x
t=
10

(b) 1
s𝑦𝑦 = u𝑦𝑦 t + 𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡 2
2
x 1 x
= 20sin60° ∙ + ∙ −9.81 ∙ ( )2
10 2 10
= 2sin60°x − 0.04905x 2

(c) 1
s𝑦𝑦 = u𝑦𝑦 t + 𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡 2
2
1 x
= ∙ −9.81 ∙ ( )2
2 10
2
= −0.04905x
So, ball B has fallen (0.04905x2) m.
2sin60°x − 0.04905x 2 + 0.04905x 2 = 15
2sin60°x = 15
x = 8.66m

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3. (a) horizontal:47.9 ms-1 Vertical: 36.1 ms-1

(b) 0.250 s
(c) 8.74 m
(d) 0.308 m
(e) since h + y = 8.74+0.308=9.05 m>9 m
the vertical positions of the monkey and the tranquillizer dart are the same.
so the monkey will not be hit

Section 2 – multiple-choice Question

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C B C B C D A C B D
11 12
A A

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1.
(HKDSE 2018 – 1B – 04)

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(HKDSE 2012 – Practice Paper – Q3)

2.

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3.
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4. (a) Work done = gain in K.E. of the football = mu2
2
1
W= (0.42 kg)(20 m s −1 )2
2
= 84 J
W
Average power =
t
84J
=
0.15 s
= 560 W
(b) Horizontal : u cos θ t =x … (1)
1
Vertical : y = u sin θ t + (−g)t 2 … (2)
2
Solving (1) and (2), u = 20 m s-1, θ = 35o and x = 38 m
t = 2.32 s
y = -0.29 m
Therefore, Roy should place his hands at h = 1.7 m above the ground.

5. (a) By conservation of energy,

1
mgh = mu2 + W (W : work done against friction)
2
1
(84 kg)(10 m s-2)(30 m) = (84 kg)(21 m s-1)2 + W
2
W = 6678 J
(b) x = u cos 10o t
60 m = (21 m s-1) cos 10o t
t = 2.90 s

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(HKAL 2000 - I - 1)
6. (a)

(b) u cos θ t = 30 _____(1)

0 = u sin θ – gt (2)
(u sin θ)2 – 2 g (5) = 0 (3)
For (1) to (3),
-1 mark for at least one equation correct
-2 marks if all equations correct

On solving,
(i) u = 31.6 m s-1
(ii) θ = 18.4o
(iii) t = 1 s
1 1
(c) F = ma (or Fs = mu2 - mu12)
2 2
-8000 = 1000 a
a = -8 m s-1

And v2 = u2 + 2 a s
31.62 = u12 + 2 (-8)(39)
u1 = 40.3 m s-1

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(HKDSE 2012 – 1B – 5)
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