10 (a) The diagram shows a man pulling a child on a sledge.

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The mass of the child and sledge is 45 kg.
The unbalanced force acting on the sledge is 49 N.
(i) State the equation linking unbalanced force, mass and acceleration.
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(ii) Calculate the acceleration of the child and sledge.
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(iii) Suggest a reason why the man must pull the sledge with a force that is
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 (b) The sledge is then placed at the top of a hill.
When it slides down the hill, it accelerates at 1.3 m/s2.
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The sledge accelerates from rest for 2.4 s.

(i) State the equation linking acceleration, velocity and time.
(1)

(ii) Show that the sledge reaches a speed of approximately 3 m/s after it has
accelerated for 2.4 s.
(2)
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 (c) This velocity‑time graph shows the motion of another sledge.

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velocity

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time

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(i) Which feature of the velocity‑time graph shows the distance travelled by the sledge?
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(ii) Describe the motion of the sledge during the journey shown by the
velocity‑time graph.
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11 (a) This apparatus is used to investigate acceleration.

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string
trolley
pulley

5 kg mass

0.65 m

floor

The trolley starts from rest and accelerates.

mass of trolley = 0.87 kg

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acceleration = 7.9 m/s2
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(i) State the equation linking unbalanced force, mass and acceleration.
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(ii) Calculate the unbalanced force on the trolley.

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unbalanced force = ....................................................... . . . . . . . . N
(iii) What is the direction of the frictional forces acting on the trolley?
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(iv) State two places where friction occurs as the trolley moves.
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 (b) (i) State the equation linking gravitational potential energy (GPE), mass, g and height.
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(ii) Calculate the change in GPE of the 5 kg mass as it falls to the floor.
[gravitational field strength = 10 N/kg]
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change in GPE = ..................................................... . . . . . . . . . . J

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(iii) State the kinetic energy gained by the trolley and mass if there were no
frictional forces.
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kinetic energy gained = ..................................................... . . . . . . . . . . J

(Total for Question 11 = 10 marks)

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