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Kinematics and Dynamics

Objective Questions
1. The velocitytime (vt) graph for a car is as shown.
v

t1

t2

Which of the following is the displacementtime (st) graph for the car?
A
C
s

t1

t2

t1

t2

t1

t2

D
s

t1

t2

2. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of v and reaches a maximum height of h.
Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the maximum height h with the speed
of projection v?
A
C
h

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3. Three bodies X, Y and Z are projected with the same speed but at angles of projection of
30, 45 and 60 respectively. Which of the figures below correctly shows the trajectories of
X, Y and Z?
A
C
Z
Z
Y
X

Z
Y

4. A worker pushes a heavy load on the floor with a force of 50 N, but the load does not
move. Which of the following statements about the friction between the load and the floor is
correct?
A The frictional force is less than 50 N.
B The frictional force is 50 N.
C The frictional force is more than 50 N.
D There is no frictional force.
5. A raindrop falls through the air. Which of the following statements is correct for the first few
hundred metres of the motion of the raindrop?
A The acceleration increases.
B The velocity decreases.
C The buoyancy force increases.
D The air resistance increases.

Structured Question
1. A sphere A of mass m moving with a velocity u makes an oblique elastic collision with another
sphere B of the same mass which is stationary. The velocities of A and B after collision are
vA and vB respectively.
(a) Write a vector equation to represent the conservation of momentum.
(b) Write an equation to represent the conservation of kinetic energy.
(c) With the aid of a vector diagram, show that the velocities after collision are orthogonal.

Essay Question
1. (a) What is meant by the impulse of a force?
State the relationship between impulse and momentum.
(b) A baseball bat hits a ball and gives it an initial velocity of 48 m s1 at an angle of projection
of 45 to the horizontal.
Calculate
(i) the maximum height reached by the ball
(ii) the range of the ball.
(c) The mass of the ball is 200 g and the bat is in contact with the ball for 12 ms.
Calculate
(i) the change in momentum of the ball
(ii) the average force on the ball.
(d) State the magnitude and direction of the force exerted by the ball on the bat. State the
law of motion used to obtain the answer.

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