Unit 2 Mechanics
Unit 2 Mechanics
Unit 2 Mechanics
1. Two identical objects A and B fall from rest from different 6. A car and a truck are both travelling at the speed limit of
heights. If B takes twice as long as A to reach the ground, 60 km h but in opposite directions as shown. The truck has
what is the ratio of the heights from which A and B fell? twice the mass of the car.
get it moving. The trolley then travels forward along the oor,
the trolley while it is slowing? a) During the collision, how does the force exerted by
3. A mass is suspended by
e) Both the car and truck drivers are wearing seat belts.
cords to the ceiling and T
makes an angle of less f) The total kinetic energy of the system decreases as a result
compare in magnitude?
horizontally.
2
0.0750 kg
4. A 24 N force causes a 2.0 kg mass to accelerate at 8.0 m s along
1
A. 0.0 B. 0.4
2.20 ms
C. 0.6 D. 0.8
horizontal surface.
(i) Show that the ball rebounds from the wall with a
25°
wall at time t = T
The sketch graph shows how the force F that the wall
F
horizontal frictional force acting on the load is 470 N.
Calculate
0
T t
value of F. [4]
part (a).
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