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PART A
(70 marks)
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTION

This part consists of SEVEN (7) questions. Answer ALL questions in the answer booklet
provided.



1. A load of 50 N is raised through a height of 0.20 m by a machine that uses a force of
15 N that moves through a distance of 0.80 m. Time taken for the machine to lift the
load is 25 second. Calculate the

(a) work done by the machine.
(2 marks)

(b) power used by the machine.
(2 marks)

(c) energy used by the machine.
(2 marks)

(d) machine efficiency.
(2 marks)


2. An electric motor is used to lift a mass of 120 kg. The power of the motor is 1200 W
with 60% efficient, calculate the time taken to lift the mass through a height of 4.2 m.
(3 marks)


3. Consider Figure 1 below, if

Determine:


Figure 1

(a) resultant vector.
(10 marks)

(b) direction of the resultant.
(3 marks)
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4. A block of weight is on a smooth plane inclined at an angle 30 to the
horizontal as shown in Figure 2(a) and Figure 2(b). Calculate:



Figure 2(a)

Figure 2(b)

(a) value of

when the block is in equilibrium.

(8 marks)

(b) horizontal force

required to keep the block in equilibrium

(6 marks)


5. A car starts moving with initial velocity 10 ms
-1
and constant acceleration 5 ms
-1
until
its velocity increases to 25 ms
-1
. Calculate the:

(a) time taken for the car to reach 25 ms
-1
.
(3 marks)

(b) displacement of the car as it accelerates.
(3 marks)

(c) car velocity when the displacement is 20 m.
(3 marks)

(d) sketch a graph of vs to represent the motion.
(2 marks)


6. A wheel starts to rotate from rest and attain a speed of 20 revolutions per minute
(rpm) in 30 s. Calculate its angular acceleration.
(9 marks)








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7. Given a Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) where in meter and in
second. Determine the:

(a) frequency.
(2 marks)

(b) period.
(2 marks)

(c) angular frequency.
(1 mark)

(d) maximum displacement.
(1 mark)

(e) maximum velocity.
(3 marks)

(f) maximum acceleration.
(3 marks)



































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PART B
(30 marks)
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTION
This part consists of FOUR (4) questions. Answer THREE (3) questions only in the answer
booklet provided.



1. A ball is tied to a 0.24 m string and rotates as shown in Figure 3. If the angle
between the string and the vertical is 15, determine the speed of the ball.



Figure 3
(10 marks)


2. Figure 4 shows a worker pushing a wheelbarrow of mass 50 kg with a constant
velocity along a horizontal surface whose coefficient of friction is 0.5.


Figure 4

(a) What is the force P exerted by the worker if the angle ?
(8 marks)

(b) What is the works done by the workers when the wheelbarrow is pushed
through a distance of 10 m?.
(2 marks)




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3. A particle of mass 2 kg performs simple harmonic motion and its potential energy U
changes with displacement from a fixed point as shown in Figure 5. Determine:



Figure 5

(a) amplitude,

.
(1 mark)

(b) period
(5 marks)

(c) velocity of the particle when
(4 marks)


4. A uniform beam of length 6 m is in equilibrium and N is the reaction force exerted on
the beam as shown in Figure 6. Calculate the magnitude



Figure 6

(a) value of

(5 marks)

(b) value of the reaction force N, acting on the beam
(5 marks)





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