2 Force and Motion Chapter 2 Motion (II)

Practice 2.2 (p.68) a= = = 1 m s2

1 C
Take the moving direction of the plane as 6 B
positive. 7 (a) Take the direction towards the right as
By v = u + 2as,
2 2 positive.
By v2 = u2 + 2as,
s= = = 3240 m = 3.24 km
a= = = 0.625 m s2

The length of the runway must not be shorter The acceleration of the train is
than this value. 0.625 m s2 towards the left.
2 B (b) By s = (u + v)t,
Take the moving direction of the bullet as
positive. t= = = 24 s

By s = (u + v)t, The train needs 24 s to stop.

8 Take the moving direction of the ball as
v= =  500 = 140 m s1
positive.

3 B The ball stops at the hole when it moves with

By v2 = u2 + 2as, the minimum initial speed.

v2 = 0 + 2as = 2as  s (a) By v2 = u2 + 2as,

u=
 = =
= 2.828 m s1
 2.83 m s1
v1 =
The minimum initial speed is 2.83 m s1.

= (b) By s = (u + v)t,

= 1.41v t= = = 5.66 s
4 C
The process takes 5.66 s.
Take the moving direction of the dog as
9 Take the moving direction of the car as
positive.
positive.
By s = ut + at 2,
(a) Thinking distance =  0.8 = 24 m

10 + 20 = 0 + a  52 (b) Braking distance

a = 2.4 m s2 = (u + v)t

5 C
By v2 = u2 + 2as,

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(b) Take the moving direction of the bicycle

= (3  0.8)
as positive.
= 33 m
By s = vt  at 2,
(c) Stopping distance = 24 + 33 = 57 m
10 Take the moving direction of the motorcycle displacement = 14  5   2  52
as positive.
= 45 m
(a) By s = (u + v)t,
12 In each section, take Jason’s moving direction
as positive.
t= = = 10 s (a) By v2 = u2 + 2as,
v=
The deceleration takes 10 s. =

2
= 10 m s1
(b) a= = = 1.5 m s
The required speed is 10 m s1.
(b) In the first section, by v = u + at,
Its deceleration is 1.5 m s2.
t= = = 100 s
(c) By v2 = u2 + 2as,
since u and a are constant. v2 varies
In the second section, by s = ut + at 2,
linearly with s.
The graph of v2 against s is as shown. 800 = 10t +  0.5t 2
The slope of the graph is equal to 2a.
v2 / m2 s2  t 2 + 40t  3200 = 0
 t = 40 s or 80 s (rejected)
625
 Total time taken = 100 + 40 = 140 s
(c) In the first section,
s = ut + at 2 = 0 +  0.1t 2 = 0.05t 2
0 s/m

The graph of s against t 2 is as shown.

11 (a) By v = u + at,
s/m
u = v  at (1)
500
Substitute (1) into s = ut + at 2,

s = (v  at)t + at 2
0 t 2 / s2
10 000
= vt  at 2 + at 2

= vt  at 2

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