1. Diagram 1.

1 shows a huge banner hung up to a side building of a supermarket using a light

rope.

Diagram 1.1

The banner is in equilibrium state. The mass of the banner is 75 kg.

(a) What is meant by equilibrium state?

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(b) What is the weight of the banner?

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(c) T is the tension of the rope that act on the banner.

In the space below, draw the scale drawing of the triangle of forces to determine the
value of T. Label the forces involved. [ use scale 1 cm : 100 N ]
 T= ..cm

= ..N

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(d) The rope used to hang the banner is not strong enough and break after a few days. In
Diagram 1.2, sketch the velocity time graph when the banner falls down after the
rope is break. Assume that the air resistance is negligible.
Velocity/ms-1

Time / s
Diagram 1.2 Masa/ s
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2 Diagram 2.1 shows a spring in a toy gun is compressed by a rubber bullet and the horizontal
distance, s1 travelled by the rubber bullet after the force used to compress the spring is
released.

Length of spring after being compressed, x1

Spring P

s1

Diagram 2.1

Diagram 5.2 shows a spring in a toy gun is compressed by a rubber bullet and the horizontal
distance, s2 travelled by the rubber bullet after the force used to compress the spring is
released.

Length of spring after being compressed, x2

Spring Q

s2
Diagram 2.2

The spring constant of Spring P and Spring Q are 200 Nm-1 and 400 Nm-1 respectively.

(a) Name the type of energy possess by the spring when it is being compressed.

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(b) Observe Diagram 2.1 and Diagram 2.2.
.
(i) Compare the thickness of the spring

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(ii) Compare the length of spring after being compressed.

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(iii) Compare the horizontal distance, s travelled by the rubber bullet.

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(iv) Compare the spring constant of the spring.

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(c) Based on the answers in 5 (b),

(i) state the relationship between the thickness of the spring and the spring constant

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(ii) state the relationship between the horizontal distance and the spring constant

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(d) Based on Diagram 5.1, what happens to the horizontal distance of the rubber bullet if
Spring P is replaced by a longer spring but other physical properties are the same.

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