SCIENTIA ACADEMY AS LEVEL DYNAMICS

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Q5) A) Describe Newton’s second law of dynamics. 3

B) What is inertia? Give example.3

Q6) William Tell was faced with the task of shooting an apple from his son Jemmy’s head. Assume
that William is placed 25m from Jemmy. His crossbow fires a bolt with an initial speed of 45m/s. The
crossbow and apple are on the same horizontal line. At what angle to the horizontal should William
aim so that the bolt hits the apple? Also determine the vertical and horizontal component of
velocity. 5

Q7) A ball is to be kicked so that, at the highest point of its path, it just clears a horizontal cross-bar
on a pair of goal-posts. The ground is level and the cross-bar is 2.5m high. The ball is kicked from
ground level with an initial velocity of 8m/s.

A Calculate the angle of projection of the ball and the distance of the point where the ball was
kicked from the goal-line. 2+3

B Also calculate the horizontal velocity of the ball as it passes over the cross-bar. 2

C For how long is the ball in the air before it reaches the ground on the far side of the cross-bar? 3

Q8) An athlete competing in the long jump leaves the ground at an angle of 28⁰ and makes a jump of
7.40m.

A Calculate the speed at which the athlete took off. 3

B If the athlete had been able to increase this speed by 5%, what percentage difference would this
have made to the length of the jump? 4