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1. Name 4 vector quantities: (2 marks)

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2. Find the direction and magnitude of the resultant forces: (3 marks each)
(a)

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(b)

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(c)

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3. Find the magnitude of the unknown component: (3 marks each)

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(a)

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4. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from a platform 10 m above the ground. It reaches its maximum
height in 11 s. Find:
(a) the initial velocity with which the ball was thrown (2)
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(b) the maximum height the ball reaches above the ground (3)
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(c) the time it will take the ball to fall back to the ground (2)
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(d) the velocity of the ball with which it will strike the ground. (2)
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(e) the kinetic energy of the ball 15 m above the ground. (3)
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5.

(a) Name six different types of energy: (3)

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(b) State the law of conservation of energy (2)
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6. State the energy changes that take place in the following: (1 mark for each blank)
(a) In a power station : From ___________________ energy to ___________________ energy.

(b) In a light bulb : From ___________________ energy to ___________________ energy and

___________________ energy.

(c) A cyclist riding to the top of a hill: From ___________________ energy to ___________________
energy and ___________________ energy. Some energy is dissipated as ___________________
energy.
(d) A ball falling from a height to the ground and coming to rest: From ___________________ energy
to ___________________ energy. The energy is dissipated as ___________________ energy and
___________________ energy.

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7. A passenger aircraft has a mass of 3.2 X 105 kg when fully laden. It is powered by four jet engines
each producing a maximum thrust of 270 kN.
(a)

(i) Calculate the total force of the engines acting on the aircraft. (1)

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(ii) Show that the initial acceleration of the aircraft with the engines set to full thrust is
about 3.4ms-2. Ignore any frictional forces. (2)
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(b) The aircraft starts from rest at the beginning of its take-off and has a take-off speed of
90ms-1.
(i) Calculate the time taken for the aircraft to reach its take-off speed if frictional forces
are ignored. (2).
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(ii) Frictional forces reduce the actual acceleration of the aircraft to 2.0 ms -2. Calculate
the mean total frictional force acting against the aircraft during the time taken to reach
its take-off speed. (2)
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(c) Calculate the minimum runway length required by this aircraft for take-off when the
acceleration is 2.0ms-2. (2)
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(d) The cruising speed of the aircraft in level flight with the engines at maximum thrust is a
constant 260ms-1. The pilot adjusts the thrust so that the horizontal acceleration is always
2.0ms-2. Calculate the time taken from take-off for the aircraft to reach its cruising speed. (2)
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(1 mark for neatness)

TOTAL FOR THIS PAPER: 60 MARKS

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