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Third Exam First Semester 10I
Third Exam First Semester 10I
exam (private) Monday 19th December 2011 lesson 4 Name: _______________________________ Number: ____________________________
Maximum time: 45 minutes Maximum marks available: 100 marks The marks for individual questions are indicated in brackets For your information: the acceleration due to gravity on Planet Earth = 10m/s2 sin37o = cos53o = 0.6 sin53o = cos37o = 0.8 sin30o = cos60o = 0.5 sin45o = cos45o = sin60o = cos30o =
1) A block with mass 6kg is moving down an inclined plane with constant velocity as shown in the diagram below.
6kg
53o
b) Calculate the magnitude of the frictional force between the block and the surface of the inclined plane. (6)
c) Calculate the coefficient of friction ( ) of the surface of the inclined plane. (6)
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5 Car B -10
10
15
Time (s)
b) What is the distance that car B travels during the 15 seconds of its journey? (5)
c) What is the overall displacement of car B during the 15 seconds of its journey? (5)
d) If the two cars are at the same position when they stop, what is the distance between them at t=0s? (5)
3) A ball is thrown from the ground into the air. 2 seconds later, the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity are observed to be, vx=30m/s and vy=20m/s as seen in the diagram below. vy=20 m/s
v0
vx=30m/s
hmax
a) Calculate the velocity of the ball at the start of its motion (vo) (5)
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VSwimmerA = 5m/s O
Two swimmers A and B start from point O with velocities 5m/s and 10m/s to the current as in the above diagram. If swimmer A cross the Bosphorous in 40 seconds, what will be the horizontal distance between swimmers as both of them reach the opposite side? (15)
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5) Two blocks are being pulled by a force of 50N as in the figure below. Find the tension (T) in the rope connecting the blocks. (12)
F = 50N 1kg T =? 4kg 370
Q = 0.5
6) A force of 60N is applied on a 5kg object as shown in the diagram below. If the acceleration of the object is 2m/s2, what is the frictional coefficient of the surface? (10)
F = 60N 530
nn
7) Explain why an object reaches a terminal velocity whilst falling towards the surface of Earth but does not while falling towards the surface of the Moon? Make sure you explain what terminal velocity means as part of your answer. (10)
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