2 Force and Motion Chapter 2 Motion (II)

Practice 2.1 (p.57) s/m

1 A 5
2 A
0 t/s
3 B 1 6 26
4 D −5

5 C (c) Take the direction towards the left as

6 Car A positive.
s/m

30

0 t/s
30 60
Car B −15

9 (a) (i) It accelerates towards the positive

direction during 0−6 s.
(ii) It moves at 1 m s−1 towards the
positive direction during 0−2 s.
Car C
It is stationary during 2−5 s.
It moves at 3 m s−1 towards the
positive direction during 5−6 s.
(iii) It moves towards the positive

7 distance travelled / m direction and slows down during

0−3 s.
5.6
It is momentarily at rest at t = 3 s.
It moves towards the negative
0.8 direction and speeds up during
time / s 3−6 s.
0 1 2 4
(iv) It moves uniformly at 3 m s−1
8 (a) Take the direction towards the east as
towards the negative direction
positive.
during 0−6 s.
s/m
(b) (i) Total displacement = 20 m
30
(ii) Total displacement = 7 − 2 = 5 m
(iii) Total displacement = 0
10 (iv) Total displacement = −5 − 12

0 t/s = −17 m
8 13 33

(b) Take the initial moving direction of the 20

(c) (i) Average velocity =
cat as positive. 6

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= 3.33 m s−1 1 1
=  1  2 + (3 − 1)  2 + 
5 2 2
(ii) Average velocity =
6 (6 − 3)(2 + 3)
= 0.833 m s−1 = 12.5 m
(iii) Average velocity = 0 (iii) Total displacement
−17 1 1
(iv) Average velocity = =  3  4 +  (6 − 3)(−4)
6 2 2
= −2.83 m s−1 =0
10 (a) (i) It accelerates from rest at (iv) Total displacement
1
3.33 m s−2 during 0−3 s. = 2  (−3) +  (4 − 2)  (−3) +
2
It accelerates at −3.33 m s−2 during
1
3−6 s and stops moving at t = 6 s.  (6 − 4)  3
2
(ii) It accelerates from rest at 2 m s−2 = −6 m
during 0−1 s. 30
(c) (i) Average velocity =
It moves at 2 m s−1 during 1−3 s. 6
It accelerates at 0.333 m s−2 during = 5 m s−1
3−6 s. 12 .5
(ii) Average velocity =
(iii) It moves towards the positive 6

direction initially slows down = 2.08 m s−1

during 0−3 s. (iii) Average velocity = 0

−6
It is momentarily at rest at t = 3 s. (iv) Average velocity =
6
It speeds up towards the negative
= −1 m s−1
direction during 3−6 s.
(d) (i) a / m s−2
Its acceleration remains constantly
3.33
at −1.33 m s−2 during 0−6 s.
0 t/s
(iv) It moves at −3 m s−1 during 0−2 s. 3 6
−3.33
It slows down during 2−4 s.
It is momentarily at rest at t = 4 s. (ii) a / m s−2
It speeds up towards the positive 2
direction during 4−6 s.
Its acceleration remains constantly 0.333
0 t/s
at 1.5 m s−2 during 2−6 s. 1 3 6
(b) (i) Total displacement
(iii) a / m s−2
1
=  6  10 0
3 6
t/s
2
= 30 m
−1.33
(ii) Total displacement

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(iv) a / m s−2 13 (a) Take upwards as positive.

1.5 v / m s−1

1
0 t/s
2 6
0 t/s
3 9 11
11 (a) t = 10 s
(b) Average velocity of X −1.5
10 − 0
= = 0.5 m s−1
20 (b) Take forwards as positive.
Average velocity of Y v / m s−1
0 − (−10 )
= = 0.5 m s−1 20
20
(c) At t = 5 s,
0 t/s
instantaneous velocity of X 10 20 25
= 0.5 m s−1
14 (a) Distance = area under graph
instantaneous velocity of Y 1
−20 − (−10 ) =  [(90 − 30) + 110]  20
= 2
10
= 1700 m
= −1 m s−1
(b) Distance travelled between 0−90 s
At t = 15 s, 1
=  [90 + (90 − 30)  20
instantaneous velocity of X 2
= 0.5 m s−1 = 1500 m
instantaneous velocity of Y  The train passes P at t = 90 s.
0 − (−20 ) 1700
= (c) Average velocity = = 15.5 m s−1
10 110
= 2 m s−1 (d) s/m
12 (a) velocity 1700
v 1500

time 300
0 t
0 t/s
30 90 110
(b) Displacement during 0−t
1 a / m s−2
= (u + v)  t
2
0.667
Average velocity during 0−t
1
(u + v)  t 0 t/s
30 90 110
=2
t
u+v
=
2

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