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D1
10
10
150
125
25
0
25
Note: Displacement curve in this case must be smooth and without kinks!
D2 Suppose at time t,
v / m s-1
lorry’s displacement from car’s car
original position
= car’s displacement
v lorry t 60 21 acar t 2
18 lorry
18 t 60 (2.0) t
1
2
2
1
2
(2.0) t 2 18 t 60 0
0 time/ s
18
2
18 4(1.0)( 60)
t
2.0
20.9 s or 2.9 s (reject)
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YEAR 5-6 PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
Using v 2 u 2 2as
v 2 u 2 0 132
Distance travelled during braking, s 18.8 m
2a 2 ( 4.5)
Total distance = 9.1 +18.8 = 27.9 m. This is greater than 25 m.
D4 (a) Package moves upward briefly after release before falling to the ground.
Taking upwards as positive, s = –21 m
1
s ut at 2
2
1
21 5t 9.81 t 2
2
4.905t 5t 21 0
2
v /m s–1
5.0
t/s
0 10
t1 t2
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YEAR 5-6 PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
At t = 10 s,
v u at 0 9.8110
98.1 m s1
Let t1 be the time taken for parachutist to slow down to 5.0 m s1.
v u at1
5.0 98.1 20t1
t1 4.655 s
(b) Region A shows a line with constant gradient (i.e. acceleration of free fall g). Only
gravitational force is significant as the speed is nearly 0 (air resistance is very small).
Region C shows the speed has reached a constant peak value (zero gradient and
acceleration). Air resistance equals gravitational force (zero resultant force).
(ii) Total time taken for the top edge of plate to reach the light beam
= 0.052 + 0.452 = 0.504 s
(b) 1. Due to the presence of air resistance, the time taken for the plate to fall might have
been longer than what was quoted in (a)(i) as this value was obtained under the
assumption that air resistance is negligible.
2. The metal plate might have been released with a non-zero velocity.
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D7 (a) (i) Using points (116 x 10-2, 225.0 x 10-3) and (64 x 10-2, 115.0 x 10-3),
225.0 115.0 10 3 110 10 3
Gradient =0.212 s2 m -1
116 64 10 2
52 10 2
(b) After the ball leaves the thrower’s hand, it experiences both the force of gravity (its
weight, mg) and drag force (kv) in the downward direction.
After the ball leaves the thrower’s hand, it has a high speed (v). Hence, the
acceleration of the ball would be larger than g.
(c) 1.80 s.
This is the point when the ball is momentarily at rest. It does not experience any drag
force (since v = 0) and its resultant force is just its weight. Hence, its acceleration at this
point is equal to g.
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(d) a / m s-2
1.80 4.15
t/s
g
(e) From the graph, it can be seen that the change in speed on the way up is 26 m s-1 and
the change in speed on the way down is 15 m s-1.
This implies that the average speed on the upward journey is greater than that on the
downward journey. Since the distance travelled in both directions must be the same, the
time taken to reach the maximum height must be shorter than the time taken to return to
the starting point.
Alternative approach:
On the way up On the way down
mg FD
FD
mg
maup = mg + FD madown = mg - FD
aup = g + FD/m adown = g - FD/m
Time taken to reach maximum height < time taken to return to starting point
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YEAR 5-6 PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
1 2
s y uy t ay t
2
1 2
0 u sin t gt
2
2u sin
t OR 0 (reject)
g
(ii) 1 u sin
To reach maximum height, tH t
2 g
Or:
To get maximum R
dR d u 2 sin 2 u 2
0 2 cos 2
d d g g
cos 2 0 2 90 (Note: can go on to prove 2nd derivative < 0)
45
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(b) 1 2
sx u x t ax t
2
4.00 u(cos 45o )t (1)
1 2
sy u y t ay t
2
1 2
0 u(sin 45o )t gt
2
2
t u(sin 45o ) (2)
g
(2)int o(1)
2
4.00 u(cos 45o )[ u(sin 45o )]
g
u 6.26 m s1
(c) v y 2 uy 2 2ay sy
0 (6.26 sin 45o )2 2(9.81)sy
sy 0.999m
D11
v2 = u2 + 2as = 0 + 2(4.00)(50)
v = 20 m s-1 (velocity of car when it reaches the edge of the slope)
(b) sx ux t
20cos24.0 o 1.78 32.5 m
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C1
50 m s1
1
15 m s 600 m
sea level
700 m
1
sy = u y t + ay t 2
2
1
600 0 + 9.81 t 2
2
t 11.1 s
Relative speed of fighter bomber w.r.t tank 50 15 35 m s 1
Time needed to cover 700 m horizontal distance is 20 s
20 11.1 8.9 s
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C2 Resolve the vectors in the directions parallel and perpendicular to the plane.
a g sin ; a g cos
s// = u (cos ) t ½ g (sin ) t 2 ……………..(1)
s = u (sin ) t ½ g (cos ) t 2 ……………..(2)
ds// 2u 2 2u2
= (cos 2 ) tan sec sin 2
d g cos g
ds// 2u2
=0 sec [ cos 2 tan sin 2 ] = 0
d g
[ cos 2 tan sin 2 ] = 0
tan 2 = cot