3 Marking scheme: Worksheet

30 π
1 a θ= × 2π = ≈ 0.52 rad [1]
360 6
210
b θ= × 2π ≈ 3.7 rad [1]
360
0.05
c θ= × 2π ≈ 8.7 × 10–4 rad [1]
360
1 .0
2 a θ= × 360 = 57.3° ≈ 57° [1]
2π
4.0
b θ= × 360 ≈ 230° [1]
2π
0.15
c θ= × 360 ≈ 8.6° [1]
2π
3 a 88 days is equivalent to 2π radians.
44
θ= × 2π = π rad [1]
88
1
b θ= × 2π ≈ 0.071 rad (4.1°) [1]
88
4 a Friction between the tyres and the road. [1]
b Gravitational force acting on the planet due to the Sun. [1]
c Electrical force acting on the electron due to the positive nucleus. [1]
d The (inward) contact force between the clothes and the rotating drum. [1]

v2
5 a a= [1]
r
150 2
a= [1]
20 000
a = 1.125 m s–2 ≈ 1.1 m s–2 [1]
b F = ma = 80 × 1.125 [1]
F = 90 N [1]
8.2
6 a i Time = = 0.82 s [1]
10
ii Distance = circumference of circle = 2π × 0.80 = 5.03 m ≈ 5.0 m [1]
distance 5.03
iii Speed = = [1]
time 0.82
−1
speed, v = 6.13 m s ≈ 6.1 m s–1 [1]
v2
iv a = [1]
r
6.13 2
a= [1]
0.80
a = 47 m s–2 [1]
v F = ma = 0.090 × 47 [1]
F ≈ 4.2 N [1]
b The tension in the string. [1]
c The stone describes a circle, therefore the angle between the velocity and the acceleration
(or centripetal force) must be 90°. [1]

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distance
7 a i Speed =
time
2πr 2π × 0.12
speed v = = [1]
T 1.6
−1
v = 0.471 m s ≈ 0.47 m s−1 [1]
mv 2
ii F = ma = [1]
r
0.300 × 0.4712
F= [1]
0.12
frictional force ≈ 0.55 N [1]
b Frictional force = 0.7mg [1]
mv 2
0.7 mg = [1]
r
v = 0.7 gr = 0.7 × 9.81 × 0.12 [1]
−1 −1
speed = 0.908 m s ≈ 0.91 m s [1]

8 a Kinetic energy at B = loss of gravitational potential energy from A to B

1 2
mv = mgh or v = 2 gh [1]
2
v = 2 × 9.81 × 5.2 =10.1 m s–1 ≈ 10 m s–1 [1]
2
v
b i a= [1]
r
10.12
a= [1]
16
a = 6.38 m s–2 ≈ 6.4 m s–2 [1]
ii Net force =ma
R − mg = ma [1]
R = mg + ma = m(a + g) = 70(6.38 + 9.81) [1]
R ≈ 1.1 × 103 N [1]

9 a Resolving vertically ⇒
vertical component of R = weight of the car
R cos θ = mg [1]
820 × 9.81
R= = 8.56 × 103 N [1]
cos 20 o

b Resolving horizontally ⇒
mv 2
horizontal component of R = centripetal force = [1]
r
mv 2
R sin θ = [1]
r
820 × 32 2
r= [1]
8.56 × 10 3 × sin 20 o
r ≈ 290 m [1]

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mv 2
10 Net force =
r
0.120 × 4.0 2
net force = = 2.4 N [2]
0.80
weight W of stone = mg = 0.120 × 9.81 = 1.18 N ≈ 1.2 N [1]
At the top: W + TB = 2.4 so TB = 2.4 − 1.2 = 1.2 N [1]
At the bottom: TA − W = 2.4 so TA = 2.4 + 1.2 = 3.6 N [1]
T 3 .6
ratio = A = = 3.0 [1]
TB 1 .2

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