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In the example in 'Falling further, of the text book, calculate the time it will take for the stone to reach the foot of the cliff.

Note-In the example of 'Falling further' in example, it is given that the height of the cliff is 25 m.

Important Questions on Accelerated Motion

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The range of a projectile is the horizontal distance it travels before it reaches the ground. The greatest range is achieved if the projectile is thrown at 45° to the horizontal.

A ball is thrown with an initial velocity of 40 ms-1. Calculate its greatest possible range when air resistance is considered to be negligible.

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Could you easily teach somebody a proof of the equations of motion? How would you do this?

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What do you find unexpected about projectile motion.
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An aircraft, starting from rest accelerates uniformly along a straight runway. It reaches a speed of200 km h-1 and travels a distance of 1.4 km. What is the acceleration of the aircraft along the runway?

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AS and A Level
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A ball is thrown with a velocity of 10 ms-1at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. Air resistance has a negligible effect on the motion of the ball.

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What is the velocity at the highest point of its path.

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A trolley travels along a straight track. The variation with time t of the velocity v of the trolleyis shown in figure.

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Which graph shows the variation with time of the acceleration a of the trolley?

 

 

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A motorway designer can assume that cars approaching a motorway enter a slip road with a velocity of 10 ms-1 and reach a velocity of 30 ms-1 before joining the motorway. Calculate the minimum length for the slip road, assuming that vehicles have an acceleration of 4.0 ms-2.

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A train is travelling at 50 ms-1 when the driver applies the brakes and gives the train a constant deceleration of magnitude 0.50ms-2 for100s. Describe what happens to the train. Calculate the distance travelled by the train in 100 s.