St Margaret’s Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School

S.4 Physics
Mechanics Ch.1 Problem set

Name: ________________ ( ) Class: S.4__ Date: ________________ Mark ________

Question 1 (travel from A to B)

(a) (b) 2.8 m
A B
A B
4m
5m
Distance = Distance =
Displacement = Displacement =

(c) N (d)
A
3m
6m A
B
B
4m
Distance = Distance =
Displacement = Displacement =

Question 2 [Ans: (a) 1790 m (b) 0 m]

A runner starts from A and goes round the track 5 times. He returns to and stops at A.
(a) What is the distance travelled by the runner?

(b) What is the total displacement?

Question 3 [Ans: (a) 22.8 m (b)(ii) 16.5 m, N 76° E]

John walks from P to Q and then from Q to R. Q
N
(a) Find the total distance travelled by John.

R
(b) (i) Draw John’s total displacement in the diagram.
(ii) Find the magnitude and the direction of John’s P
total displacement. 2m
2m

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 1

Question 4 [Ans: (a) 55.9 m, S63.4°E (b) 70.7 m, S45°E (c) 79.1 m, N71.6°W (d) 25 m, south (e) 79.1 m, S18.4°E]
A group of students play a game in a garden. They go through the checkpoints 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 along the path
as shown. Find the magnitude and direction of the displacement in each of the following cases:
(a) 1 à 2 (b) 2 à 3

(c) 3 à 4 (d) 4 à 5

(e) Total displacement

Question 5
Take direction to the right as positive B O A
Displacement from O to A =
Displacement from O to B = 4m 3m

Question 6
A man walks from O to B and then from B to A. Given that OB and AB are 200 m and 800 m respectively.
Let O be the origin and take direction to right as positive.
Distance travelled Displacement
From O to B
From B to A
Whole journey 800 m 200 m
A O B

Question 7 [Ans: 4 m s–1]

A trol1ey carrying a card of length 10 cm takes 25 ms to pass between a
photogate. What is the average speed of the trolley?

Question 8 (travel from A to B, time taken = 10 s)

(a) (b) 3m
A B
A B
5m
6m
Average speed = Average speed =
Average velocity = Average velocity =
(c) (d)
N
A
A
3m 8m
B
B
4m
Average speed = Average speed =
Average velocity = Average velocity =

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 2

Question 9 [Ans: (a) 10.2 m s–1 (b) 6.01 m s–1, S56.3°E]
A racing car is being driven on an oval track which consists of two semicircles and two straight lines. The
radius of one semicircle is 40 m while the length of one straight line is 120 m. The car moves from A to B in
24 seconds.
(a) Find the average speed of the car.

(b) Find the average velocity of the car.

Question 10 [Ans: (a) 594 m, 382 m and N45°E (b) 4.95 m s–1, 3.18 m s–1 and N45°E]
A truck travels from factory A to factory B through a roundabout as
shown.
(a) Find the distance travelled and total displacement.

(b) The journey takes 2 minutes. Find the average speed and average
velocity of the truck.

Question 11 [Ans: (a) 35100 m, 25500 m and S58°E (b) 13 m s–1, 9.43 m s–1 and S58°E]
A boat is speeding with a velocity 12 m s–1 due east for 30 minutes and then with a velocity 15 m s–1 due
south for 15 minutes. Find
(a) the distance travelled and total displacement. (b) the average speed and average velocity of the boat.

Question 12 [Ans: 22.2 m s–1]

A car travels from M to N, which are 2800 m apart as shown. 2800 m
P is the mid-point of MN. The car travels at a uniform speed of M P N
20 m s–1 from M to P and at a uniform speed of 25 m s–1 from
P to N. Find the average speed of the car for the whole trip. 20 m s-1 25 m s-1

Question 13
Take towards right as positive
(a) (i) Displacement from A to B = A C B
(ii) Displacement from B to C=
10 m 6m
(b) (i) If it takes 4 s to travel from A to B, velocity =
(ii) If it takes 2 s to travel from B to C, velocity =
(iii) What is the velocity from A to C?
By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 3
Question 14 [Ans: (1) F (2) F (3) T (4) T (5) F]
A car travels round a circular path at a constant speed of 50 km h–1 for one cycle.
(1) The average speed and average velocity of the car after one cycle are equal in
magnitude. ( T / F )
(2) The car is moving in a uniform motion. ( T / F )
(3) The instantaneous speed of the car at any instant is 50 km h–1. ( T / F )
(4) The magnitude of instantaneous velocity of the car at any instant is 50 km h–1. ( T / F )
(5) The instantaneous velocity of the car at any instant is the same. ( T / F )

Question 15 [Ans: (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T (5) F]

Which of the following statements about a moving object is/are correct?
(1) The magnitude of instantaneous velocity is always equal to the instantaneous speed. ( T / F )
(2) The instantaneous speed is always equal to the average speed. ( T / F )
(3) The instantaneous velocity is always equal to the average velocity. ( T / F )
(4) If the object is moving with a constant velocity, then it is moving with a constant speed. ( T / F )
(5) If the object is moving with a constant speed, then it is moving with a constant velocity. ( T / F )

Question 16 [Ans: (a) 3 m s–1 (b) 6 m s–1 (c) 9 m s–1]

If the car accelerates at 3 m s–2 and the car starts from rest. Find the speed of car at
(i) t = 1 s (ii) t = 2 s (iii) t = 3 s

Question 17 [Ans: (a) 2 m s–2 (b) –1.5 m s–2 (c) 0]

In each of the following cases, calculate the man’s average acceleration:

(a) 1 m s-1 5 m s-1 8 m s-1 5 m s-1 (c) 3 m s-1 3 m s-1

after 2 s (b) after 2 s
after 2 s

Question 18 [Ans: (a) 11.1 m s–2 (b) –2 m s–2]

(a) A car accelerates from rest to 100 km h–1 in 2.5 s. (b) If a car slow down from 30 m s–1 to 10 m s–1 in 10
What is the average acceleration? s. Find a.

Question 19 [Ans: (a) 20 m s–1 (b) 1.98 m s–2]

(a) A car slows down at 3 m s–2 to 18 km h–1 for 5 s. (b) A motorcycle decelerates from 80 km h–1 to 30 km
Find the initial speed of the car. h–1 in 7 s. Find the deceleration of the motorcycle.

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 4

Question 20 [Ans: (a) 0.25 s (b) –12 m s–1]
In a football match a ball is moves towards John at 5 m s–1. He slows down the ball at a rate of 20 m s–2 until
the ball stops completely. He then kicks the ball opposite to its initial incoming direction. The ball speeds up at
a rate of 15 m s–2 until it leaves John after 0.8 s. Take the direction towards John as positive.
(a) How long does John take to stop the ball? (b) Find the velocity of the ball when it leaves
John.

Question 21 [Ans: a = 0.833 m s–2, s = 375 m / a = 0, s = 500 m / a = 0.5 m s–2, s = 600 m / a = –0.5 m s–2, s = 825 m]
A car is moving along a straight line. The velocity-time graph of the car is shown below.
(a) Find the displacement and acceleration during v/ms-1
different time intervals.
Time / s Acceleration / m s–2 Displacement / m
30

0-30
20
30-50

50-70
10

70-100

20 40 60 80 t/s
(b) Describe the motion of the car at different intervals. (4 marks)
Time / s Motion
0-30

30-50

50-70

70-100

Question 22 [Ans: (a)(i) 900 m (ii) –360 m (b) 1260 m, 540 m]

The following velocity-time graph shows the motion of an object along a straight line over 3 min. Take the
forward direction as positive. v/ms-1
(a) What is the displacement of the object
(i) during 0 min to 1 min? 15

(ii) during 2 min to 3 min?

2 3 t/min
(b) What is the total distance and displacement of the object? 0 1

-6
(c) Describe the motion of the object. (3 marks)

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 5

Question 23 [Ans: (a) 5 m s–2, 5 m s–2, 0, –3.33 m s–2 (b) 65 m, 45 m (c) 6.5 m s–1, 4.5 m s–1]
The v–t graph of a car travelling along a straight road is shown.
(a) Find the acceleration of the car during 0–2 s, 2–4 s,
4–7 s and 7–10 s.

(b) Find the total distance and displacement of the car.

(c) What is the average speed and velocity of the whole journey?

(d) Describe the motion of the car. (4 marks)

Question 24
The v-t graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown. Take the direction to the right as positive.
(a) Find the acceleration of the object in the following time intervals: v / m s-1
(i) from t = 0 to 4 s, [Ans: –1.25 m s–2]
5

(ii) from t = 4 s to 8 s, [Ans: –1.25 m s–2] 4 8 10 t/s

0

(iii) from t = 8 s to 10 s. [Ans: 2.5 m s–2] –5

(b) Find the displacement of the object in the following time intervals:
(i) the first 4 s, [Ans: 10 m] (ii) the last 6 s. [Ans: –15 m]

(c) (i) Find the total displacement and the average velocity of the object. [Ans: –5 m, –0.5 m s–1]

(ii) Find the total distance travelled and the average speed of the object. [Ans: 25 m, 2.5 m s–1]

(d) Describe the motion of the object. (3 marks)

Question 25
The a-t graph of an object is shown. Take forward as positive.
Describe the motion of the object. (3 marks)

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 6

Question 26
The diagram shows the s-t graph of an object moving along a straight line. Take forward direction as positive.
s /m v/ms-1 a/ms-2
5

14 t /s t/s
0 6 t/s
10

–5

Question 27
The motion of the car in different cases is recorded in the following graphs. According to the first motion graph
in each case, complete the other two motion graphs. Take forward as positive.
s/m v/ms-1 v/ms-1

1800
10
25

50 176
800 120 t/s
-8

100 300 800 1200 t/s 200 500 800 t/s

s/m
v/ms-1 s/m

t/s

t/s
t/s
a/ms-2 a/ms-2
-2
a/ms

t/s t/s
t/s

Question 28
The diagram shows the v-t graph of an object moving along a straight line. Take forward direction as positive.
v / m s-1 s/m
a/ms-2

12

5 10 16 20
0 t/s t/s

–6 t/s

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 7

Question 29 [Ans: (1) T (2) T (3) F]
The figure shows the distance-time graphs of two toy cars P and Q
moving along a linear track.
(1) Car P will reach the 20 m-mark first. ( T / F )
(2) Car P is overtaking car Q at t = 5 s. ( T / F )
(3) The average speed of car P in the first 5 s is smaller than that of car Q.
(T/F)

Question 30 [Ans: (1) F (2) T (3) F (4) F]

In a race, two runners X and Y start at the same place at time t = 0. v /m s-1
Their v-t graphs are shown.
(1) They meet each other at t = 10 s. ( T / F ) X
(2) X is ahead of Y at t = 10 s. ( T / F ) Y
10 t /s
(3) Both of them run with uniform acceleration. ( T / F ) 0

(4) They have the same average velocity for the 10 s journey. ( T / F )

Question 31 [Ans: (1) F (2) T (3) T]

Two cars A and B travel along the same straight road. The velocity-time graphs
of the two cars are shown. Which of the following statements about the motion
of the two cars at time T0 is/are always correct?
(1) The two cars meet each other. ( T / F )
(2) The two cars are moving with the same speed but in opposite directions.
(T/F)
(3) Car A is accelerating while B is decelerating. ( T / F )

Question 32 [Ans: (1) T (2) F (3) F]

The figure shows the velocity-time graph of two students P and Q
running along a straight road. They start at the same point.
(1) The average speed of P between t = 0 and t = t1 is larger than
that of Q. ( T / F )
(2) At t = t1, P and Q reach the same point. ( T / F )
(3) At t = t2, Q is ahead of P. ( T / F )

Question 33 [Ans: (1) F (2) T (3) F]

Two cars A and B start from rest simultaneously and travel along the same
straight road. The velocity-time graphs of the two cars are shown.
(1) A and B have the same average velocity during the time interval 0 to T.
(T/F)
(2) A and B have the same average acceleration during the time interval 0
to T. ( T / F )
(3) A and B travel the same displacement during the time interval 0 to T.
(T/F)

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 8

Question 34 [Ans: 3 m]
A car accelerates from rest at 1.5 m s–2 for 2 s. What is the distance travelled by the car?

Step (1): Define the positive direction (Take forward direction as positive)
Step (2): What information do we have?
u v a s t

Step (3): Which equation should be used?

Question 35 [Ans: 73.5 m]

A car starting from rest accelerates at 3 m s–2. How far does the car go when its speed reaches 21 m s–1?

Step (1): Define the positive direction (Take forward direction as positive)
Step (2): What information do we have?
u v a s t

Step (3): Which equation should be used?

Question 36 [Ans: (a) 100 m (b) 10 s]

A car traveling at 20 m s–1 decelerates at 2 m s–2.

Step (1): Define the positive direction (Take forward direction as positive)
Step (2): What information do we have?
u v a s t

Step (3): Which equation should be used?

(a) How far does it travel before it comes to rest?

(b) How long does it take to come to rest?

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 9

Question 37 [Ans: (a) 90 m (b) –5 m s–2, 5 m s–2]
A car slows down from 30 m s–1 to rest in 6 s.

Step (1): Define the positive direction (Take forward direction as positive)
Step (2): What information do we have?
u v a s t

Step (3): Which equation should be used?

(a) Find the distance travelled by the car.

(b) What is the acceleration and deceleration of the car?

Question 38 [Ans: 1.26 s]

A car accelerates uniformly from rest to 100 km h–1 in 4.2 s. What is the additional time needed for the car to
reach 130 km h–1?

Question 39 [Ans: 5 m]
An object decelerates uniformly from 20 m s–1 to 5 m s–1 when travelling a distance of 75 m. How much further
will the object move when it comes to a rest?

Question 40 [Ans: (a) 47.4 m s–1 (b) 1.5 m s–2 (c) 63.2 s]
A MTR train accelerates from rest at one station at a rate of 1.5 m s–2 for half of the distance to the next station,
and then decelerates for the final half. If the time of acceleration equals the time of deceleration and the stations
are 1500 m apart, find
(a) the maximum speed of the train,

(b) the deceleration of the train, and

(c) the total time of travel between the two stations.

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 10

Question 41 [Ans: (a) 20 m s–1 (b) 25 s (c) 800 m]
A car starting from rest accelerates uniformly in a straight line at 2 m s – 2 for 10 s. It then moves at this speed
for 500 m and finally decelerates uniformly to rest in the next 20 s. Calculate
(a) the maximum speed of the car,

(b) the time taken for the car to travel the 500 m at this speed,

(c) the total distance travelled.

(d) Draw the s-t, v-t and a-t graph s/m v/m s–1 a/m s–2
for the whole journey.
t/s

t/s t/s

Question 42 [Ans: (a) –2 m s–2 (b) 24 m (c) 8.54 m s–1 (d) 7.54 m]
An object moves due east from point A to point B in a time of 3 s along a straight line. It slows down uniformly
from 11 m s–1 at A to 5 m s–1 at B. Take the direction to the east to be positive.
(a) Find the acceleration of the object.

A B
(b) Find the distance AB.

(c) What is the speed when the object is exactly at the mid-point of AB?

(d) For what further distance from the mid-point would the object travel in the next second?

Question 43 [Ans: 10 s]
Car A, of speed 27 km h–1, is initially sB
100 m behind car B. Car A
accelerates uniformly at 3 m s–2 A B A, B
while car B moves under constant
speed of 45 km h–1. How long does 100 m
it take for car A to meet car B? sA A meets B

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 11

Question 44 [Ans: 0.5 m s–2]
The graph shows the variation of the square of velocity v2 with the v2 / m2 s–2
displacement s of a particle moving along a straight line. What is the
acceleration of the particle? 2

1
0 1 s/m

Question 45 [Ans: all are correct]

An object starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration along a straight line. Which of the following
graphs concerning the motion of the object is/are correct?
(1) v (2) s (3) v2

0 t 0 t2 0 s

Question 46
John is driving a car at speed 98 km h–1 along a straight road. When he notices an old lady suddenly crosses the
road at 60 m ahead, he tries to take the action and applies a brake. Typically, a car slows down at 8 m s–2. Will
the car hit the old lady? Given the John’s reaction time is 0.7 s.
Stage 1 Stage 2

Thinking distance Braking distance

Stage 1 Stage 2
Motion constant velocity uniform deceleration
Information u= t= u= v= a=
Equation
Distance Thinking distance Braking distance
travelled

Stopping Stopping distance = thinking distance + braking distance

distance
Will it hit the
old lady?

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 12

Question 47 [Ans: (a) 14 m (b) 15.3 m (c) No]
David is driving a car at 63 km h–1. When he notices a boy suddenly crosses the road 30 m ahead, he quickly
brakes the car. If his reaction time is 0.8 s and a car can slow down at 10 m s–2.
(a) What is his thinking distance?

(b) What is his braking distance?

(c) Will the car hit the boy?

Question 48 [Ans: (a) 11.1 m (b) 5.99 s (c) 72.1 m, No]

Kate is driving a car at 80 km h–1 along a straight road. She applies an emergency brake when she sees a boy
suddenly crossing the road at 75 m ahead. A 61-m long skid mark is left on the road. Kate’s reaction is 0.5 s.
(a) Find the thinking distance.

(b) How long does Kate take to stop the car after seeing the boy?

(c) Find the stopping distance and hence determine whether the car has hit the boy.

Question 49 [Ans: (a) 0.4 s (b) 9.52 m s–2 (c) 8 m, 21 m (d) 29 m, No (e) No]
A car is travelling at a uniform speed of 20 m s–1. The v / m s-1
driver sees an obstacle 30 m away and applies the 50
brakes to stop the car with uniform deceleration. The
40
figure shows the v-t graph of the car, starting from the
instant the driver sees the obstacle. 30
(a) What is the driver’s reaction time?
20
10
(b) Find the deceleration of the car. t/s
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

(c) Find the thinking distance and the braking distance of the car.

(d) Find the stopping distance of the car. Hence, deduce that whether the car will hit the obstacle.

(e) Assume that the reaction time of the driver and the deceleration of the car remain unchanged. If the initial
speed of the car is doubled, would the stopping distance of the car would also be doubled? Explain briefly.

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 13

Question 50 [Ans: (a) D (b) D]
(a) A piece of stone is thrown from the top of a tall (b) How will the acceleration value obtained be
building and its path is shown. Determine the direction affected if you release the object from a higher
of acceleration at positions P, Q and R. position, and double the mass of the falling object?
Position P Position Q Position R Higher position Double mass
A. upwards No downwards A. increases increases
acceleration B. increases no change
B upwards downwards downwards C. no change increases
C. downwards No downwards D. no change no change
acceleration
D. downwards downwards downwards

Question 51 [Ans: (a) 0.452 s (b) 4.43 m s–1]

A ball is dropped from rest from the table which is 1 m high.
Take downwards as positive
(a) How long does the ball take to reach the ground?

1m
(b) With what speed does the ball hit the ground?

Question 52 [Ans: (a) 6.39 s (b) 62.6 m s–1]

A stone is dropped from rest from the cliff which is 200 m high above the sea.
(f) How long does the stone take to enter the sea?
Take _______________ as positive
cliff 200 m

(b) How fast does the stone enter the sea?

Question 53 [Ans: (a) 81.5 m (b) 28th floor (c) 4.08 s]

In an accident, a bicycle is dropped from rest from a building. It is totally broken. Therefore, the police deduce
that the velocity is at least 40 m s–1 when it reaches the floor. Assume the air resistance is negligible.
(a) What is the minimum height that the bicycle is dropped from?
Take _______________ as positive

(b) If each floor has a height of 3 m, which floor should the police start their investigation?

(c) What is the minimum time taken for the bicycle to reach the floor?

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 14

Question 54 [Ans: (a) 51.05 m s–1 (b) 133 m]
A battery is thrown down with a speed of 2 m s–1 from a roof of a building. It takes 5 s to reach the ground.
(a) What is its velocity when it reaches the ground?
Take _______________ as positive

(b) What is height of the building?

Question 55 [Ans: 24.5 m]

A stone is released from rest at the top of a cliff. Find the displacement of the stone in the third second.

Question 56 [Ans: 1 : 3]
A particle is released from rest and falls vertically under gravity. If the distance travelled by the particle in the
1st second is x and that travelled in the 2nd second is y, find the ratio x : y.

Question 57 [Ans: (1) F (2) F (3) F]

Two objects A and B are released from rest from the same level of the top of a building. A is heavier than B.
(1) A has a greater acceleration than B. ( T / F )
(2) A has a greater speed when reaching the ground than B. ( T / F )
(3) A takes shorter time to reach the ground than B. ( T / F )

Question 58 [Ans: (c) 5.10 m (d) 1.02 s]

A ball is thrown upwards at 10 m s–1 from the ground. Assume air resistance is negligible.
Take upwards as positive
(a) What is the acceleration of the ball?

(b) What is its velocity when the ball is at the maximum height?

(c) What is its maximum height the ball can reach?

10 m s–1

(d) How long does it take to reach the maximum height?

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 15

Question 59 [Ans: (a) 1.27 m (b) 0.51 s]
A particle is projected upward with a speed of 5 m s–1.
(a) Find the maximum height of the particle can reach.
displacement = s
Take _______________ as positive
time = t

u = 5 m s-1
(b) How long does it take for the particle to reach its highest position?

Question 60 [Ans: (a) 19.6 m s–1 (b) 19.6 m]

A particle is projected upward and reaches its maximum position in 2 s.
(a) Find the initial speed of the particle.
Take _______________ as positive
in 2 s
u
=?
(b) Find the maximum height the particle can reach.

Question 61 [Ans: 5.66 m s–1]

A particle is projected upward with a speed of 8 m s–1. Find its speed at a height half of the maximum height it
can reach.
Take _______________ as positive

Question 62 [Ans: Q has higher max. height, P returns earlier]

Two objects, P and Q, are projected at initial speeds u and 2u respectively. Which one has
a higher maximum height and which one returns earlier?

Question 63 [Ans: (a) 1.22 s (b) –6 m s–1]

A stone is projected upward with a speed of 6 m s–1.
(a) Calculate the time needed for the stone to return its starting position.
Take upwards as positive

(b) Calculate the velocity of the stone when it returns to its starting position.

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 16

Question 64 [Ans: (a) 10 s (b) 98.1 m s–1 (c) 490.5 m]
A bullet is fired upwards from the ground. It takes 20 s to return to the ground.
(a) How long does the bullet take to reach the maximum height from the ground?

(b) What is the initial velocity of the bullet?

Take _______________ as positive

(c) What is the maximum height of the bullet?

Question 65 [Ans: 58.48 m]

A ball is thrown upwards at 5 m s–1 from the roof of the building. It takes 4 s to reach the ground.
Assume air resistance is negligible. Find the height of the building.
Take _______________ as positive

Question 66 [Ans: (a) 6.92 s (b) 62.8 m s–1]

A particle is projected upward with a speed of 5 m s–1 at a height of 200 m from the ground.
(a) How long does it take for the particle to reach the ground?
Take _______________ as positive

200 m
(b) What is the speed of the particle just before it reaches the ground?

Question 67 [Ans: (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) T]

Objects P and Q are projected from the same position and with the same initial speed, P
upwards and Q downwards. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(1) The accelerations of P and Q are the same throughout the whole journey. ( T / F )
(2) Both P and Q reach the ground at the same time. ( T / F )
(3) Both P and Q have the same displacement just before reaching the ground. ( T / F )
(4) Both P and Q hit the ground with the same velocity. ( T / F )

Question 68 [Ans: (a) P (b) S (c) T]

At time t = 0, a table-tennis ball is released from a point above the ground and
bounces several times on the ground. The graph shows the variation of the
velocity v of the ball with time t. (Velocity pointing upwards is taken to be
positive.) At which of the points (P, Q, R, S or T) on the graph does the ball
(a) hit the ground the first time?

(b) reach its maximum height above the ground after the first rebound?

(c) hit the ground the second time?

By Mr Cheng Pak Lam 17

Question 69 [Ans: (a) 9 m s–1 (b) 4.05 m (c) 0.9 s (d) 18 m]
An object is projected vertically from the top of a building at t = 0. It reaches the ground in 3 s. The diagram
below shows the v-t graph of the object. Take the upward direction as positive.
(a) What is the initial velocity of the v / m s-1
object? 10

(b) Find the area of the shaded region. 5

State its physical meaning.

0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 t/s

–5

(c) When does the object reach the

highest point? –10

(d) Find the height of the building. –15

–20

Question 70 [Ans: 25 m s–2]

The ticker-tape above is produced by a moving object. The ticker-tape timer makes 50 dots every second. What
is the acceleration of the object?

Question 71 [Ans: 2.5 m s –2]

The ticker-tape above is produced by a trolley running down an incline. The ticker-tape timer vibrates at a
frequency of 50 Hz. What is the acceleration of the trolley?

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