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GPFY Chapter 18 VelocityAcceleration
GPFY Chapter 18 VelocityAcceleration
GPFY Chapter 18 VelocityAcceleration
a)
b)
c)
2.
4.
b) i) zero
ii) 10 m/s2
5.
The car starts from rest. It accelerates uniformly for 4 seconds at 2.5 m/s 2 and
reaches a velocity of 10 m/s. It then travels at a steady velocity of 10 m/s for 10
seconds (from 4 s to 14 s). Then it decelerates (brakes) uniformly from 10 m/s to
rest, taking 5 seconds and decelerating at 2 m/s2. The journey takes 19 seconds.
6.
a)
Graph starts at 20 m/s with a horizontal section (constant speed) for 0.7 s
(during the reaction time, the thinking time). Then the graph falls in a
straight line for 3 seconds, so the velocity is zero at 3.7 s on the time axis.
c)
At 3 s on the time axis the velocity is 4.7 m/s. This is the speed at which the
driver hits the wall.
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So the distancetime graph for the car should start from (0 m, 0 s), with the line
curving upwards (concave upwards) to (20 m, 4 s); then a straight line up to
(120 m, 14 s); then a curved line (convex upwards) to (145 m, 19 s).
8.
Using: v = u + at
= 0 + (4 m/s2 10 s)
= 40 m/s
9.
Initially the forces are unbalanced (because the weight is more than the drag
force), and so they accelerate downwards. As they speed up, the air resistance
(drag) increases so their acceleration reduces. Eventually the air resistance equals
their weight, so they do not accelerate any faster. They are then travelling at their
terminal velocity.
10.
11.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Using: s = u t + a t2
300 m = 0 + 10 m/s2 time2
time2 = 300 m 5 m/s2
12.
= 60 s2
Using:
v2 = u2 + 2 a s
= (10 m/s)2 + 2 (10 m/s2) distance s
distance
= (100 20) m
=5m
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a)
Using:
v2 = u 2 + 2 a s
= 0 + 2 10 m/s2 20 m
= 400 m2/s2
velocity v = 20 m/s
b)
Using:
s = u t + a t2
20 m = 0 + 10 m/s2 time2
time2 = 20 m 5 m/s2
time = 2 seconds
c)
Using:
or
= 4 s2
14.
Kinetic energy of moving car = gravitational potential energy when h metres high
mass speed2 = mass g height, h
(13 m/s)2 = 10 m/s2 height, h
15.
Using:
height, h = 8.45 m
acceleration = 5 m/s2
16.
acceleration = 3 m/s2
a)
weight = mass g
b)
= 3.0 107 N
= thrust weight
= 3.3 107 N 3.0 107 N
= 0.3 107 N
c)
d)
= 3 106 N
= 3.0 106 kg
acceleration
acceleration = 1 m/s2
In orbit the apparent weight is zero (because the pull of the Earth equals the
centripetal force).
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a)
b)
18.
Using g = 10 N/kg
a)
weight = mass g
= 100 kg 10 N/kg
= 1000 N
b)
weight = mass g
= 160 N
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