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PRE-FORM FIVE END OF PROGRAMME EXAMINATION

PHYSICS PAPER-1
TIME 3 HOURS THURSDAY 3 JUNE 2021

Instructions
1. Answer all questions
2. Mathematical tables and non-programmable calculators may be used
3. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room
4. The following information may be useful
a) Density of water is 1000kg/m3
b) Young’s modulus of rubber is Y is 6 ×10 8 N /m2
c) Young’s modulus of aluminium is Y is 7 ×10 10 N /m2
d) Young’s modulus of steel is Y is 2 ×1011 N /m2
e) Linear expansivity of steel ∝=12 ×10−6/0C

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 1. (a) (i) In long jumping , what factors determine the span of jump ? (01 mark)
(ii) What is the angle of projection for which horizontal range and maximum height
are equal? (02 marks)
(iii) At which point of projectile motion (03 marks)
 Kinetic energy is maximum
 Potential energy is maximum
 Kinetic energy is minimum
 Velocity is minimum
 Velocity is maximum
(b) A ball falling freely from a given height H hits an inclined plane in its path at a height
h. As a result of this impact, the direction of velocity of the ball becomes horizontal.
h
For what value of
, the ball will take maximum time to reach the ground (04 marks)
H
2. (a) A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path at constant radiusr such that its centripetal
acceleration a varies with time t as a=k 2 r t 2 where k is a constant. What is the power
delivered to the particle by the force acting on it ( 2 marks ¿
(b) (i) A car accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 15 m/s in a time of 20 s . Find
the angular acceleration of one of its wheel and the number of revolutions turned by
the wheel in the process. The radius of the car wheel is 1/3 metre (03 marks)
(ii) A wheel of radius 1.5 m is rotating at a constant angular acceleration of 10 rad/sec 2
Its initial (at t= 0) angular speed being (60/𝝅) rev/min . Find its angular speed ,
angular displacement and linear velocity and acceleration at a point on the rim at t= 2s
(03 marks)
(c) A particle moves in a circle of radius 20 cm . Its linear speed is given by v=2 t where t is
in seconds and v in m/s . Find the radial and tangential acceleration at t = 3 s (02 marks)
3. (a) Find the angle of projection if the projectile initial velocity is five times its velocity
at maximum height (02 marks)
(b) A 10g bullet is fired at 200 m/sec into a 1kg block attached to a spring on a smooth
horizontal table. If the spring constant is 200 Nm−1, find the maximum compression of
the spring. ( 02 marks )

(c) The displacement of a particle is given by y=∝ sin ωt + β cos ωt

(i). Show that the particle execute simple harmonic motion (02 marks)
(ii). Find the amplitude of oscillation (02 mark)

(d) Two Simple Harmonic Motions are represented by the equations;

(
X 1 =5 sin 2 π +
π
4 )
∧X 2=5 √ 2 ( sin 2 πt+ cos 2 πt )
What is the ratio of their amplitudes? ( 02 marks )
4. (a) What are two motions that adds up to form projectile motion. ( 02 marks )

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 (b) A particle is projected from point A with an initial velocity of 60 m/s at 30 0 to
the horizontal. At the same time a second particle is projected in opposite
direction with an initial velocity of 50 m/s from point B level with A and 100m
from A . Calculate
(i) The angle of projection of the second particle if they collide (02 marks)
(ii) The time at which collision will occurs (02 marks)
(iii) The horizontal distance from A to where collision occur (02 marks)

(c) Prove that the maximum horizontal range is four times the maximum height obtained
by a projectile fired along the required oblique direction (02 marks)

5. (a) A simple pendulum has a bob of mass 0.3 kg and a length of 1 m . The bob is drawn aside
through an angle of 60 and released from rest. calculate
(i) The maximum velocity of the bob (01 mark)
(ii) The maximum acceleration (01 mark)
(iii) The maximum tension in the string (01 mark)
(b) A vertical spring fixed at one end has a mass of 2 kg attached at the other end. The spring
constant k= 5 Nmm-1 . Calculate (02 marks)
(i) The spring extension,
(ii) The energy in the spring
(iii) What is assumed in your calculation?
(iv) The mass loses gravitational energy mgx when it falls a distance x. Where is this energy
transferred?
(c) A body oscillates vertically in SHM with amplitude of 30mm and a frequency of 5.0 Hz.
Calculate the acceleration of the particle (03 marks)
(i) At the extremities of the motion,
(ii) At the centre of the motion
(iii) At a position midway between the centre and the extremity

(d) A horizontal platform vibrates vertically in SHM with a period of 0.20s and with slowly
increasing amplitude. What is the maximum value of the amplitude which will allow a mass,
resting on the platform, to remain in contact with platform? Assuming acceleration due to gravity
g = 10m/s2 (02 marks)
6. (a) A rubber stopper 13g is attached to a 0.93m string .The stopper is swung in a horizontal
circle, making 10 revolutions in 31.4 seconds. Find the tension in the string. (02 marks)
(b) A body of 50g is whirled in a vertical circle of radius 60 cm .Determine the maximum and
the minimum tensions in the string when its velocity at horizontal position is 8 m/s (02 marks)
(c) A car whose wheels are 1.4 m apart laterally and whose centre of gravity is 0.5 m above the
ground moves round a curve of radius 60m . Assuming no slipping of the wheels on the road, find
the highest speed at which the car can round the curve without overturning. (02 marks)
(d) A mass of 1.5 kg is attached to a lower end of a string of 2 m whose upper end is fixed to
a rigid support. The mass is then made to move in a horizontal circle of radius 0.8 m . If the
circular speed of the mass is constant determine:
(i) The tension in the string; and (02 marks)
(ii) The period of the motion (02 marks)

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7 (a) In the uniform circular motion, what is the relationship between the direction
of acceleration and velocity? (01 mark)
(b) A bob of mass 100g hung from the ceiling of a string 1.5m long and at a position of 6m
from the ground is set into oscillations.
The velocity of the bob at mean position is 2m/s. If string is cut when bob is at its
mean position , find
(i) the time taken for the bob to strike the ground (01 mark)
(ii) the velocity with which the bob strike the ground (01 mark)
(iii) the angle with which the bob strike the ground (01 mark)
(iv) the horizontal distance of the bob after striking the ground (01 mark)
(v) if the string is cut when the bob is at extreme position find the potential energy of the
bob (01 mark)
(c) A gun kept on a straight horizontal road is used to hit a car, travelling along the same
road away from the gun with a uniform speed of 72km/h . The car is at a distance of
500m from the gun when the gun is fired at an angle of 450 with the horizontal. Find
(i) the distance of the car from the gun when the shell hits it (02 marks)
(ii) The speed of projection of the shell from the gun. (02 marks)
8 (a) Explain briefly the following concepts,
(i) Water in a bucket whirled in vertical circular motion does not spill out when whirled
fast, but when whirled slowly the water spills out (01 mark)
(ii) The international roads are always banked in the corner (01 mark )

(b) A particle moving with S.H.M has a velocity of 1.8 m ⁄s when passing through its mean
position and acceleration at 0.6 m from mean position is 2.4m ⁄s2 . Find the amplitude and
period of oscillation. (03 marks)

(c) A particle moving with S.H.M in straight line when the distance of particle from the
position has the values x 1 and x 2 , the corresponding values of velocities are u1 and u2
Show that the frequency of oscillation is given by; (03 marks)

√
2 2
1 u 1 −u2
f=
2 π x 22 −x12

(d) What is the angle of projection of an oblique projectile of its range is

√3 u2 ?
2g
Where
u is the initial velocity of projectile (02 mark)
9 (a) A body of mass 12 Kg is suspended by a coil spring of natural length 50 cm and force constant

−1
2 ×10 N m . ( 4 marks ¿
3

(i) What is the stretched length of the spring?

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 (ii) If the body is pulled down further stretching the spring to 59 cm and then
released, what is the frequency of oscillations of the suspended mass?
(iii) What is the net force on the suspended mass at its lowest positions?
(iv) What is the elastic restoring force on the mass due to spring at its uppermost
position

(b) The equation of simple harmonic motion is given by x = 6 sin 10 π t + 8 cos 10 π t where x is
in centimeter and t is in second. Determine
(i) The amplitude (ii) The initial phase angle of motion (3 marks)

(c) (i) Show that total energy of a body executing S.H.M is independent of time (2 marks)
(ii) Two joules are required to extend the spring by 0.25 m . What is the spring constant?
(01 mark)

10 . (a) What is meant by the following terms as used in S.H.M.

(i) simple pendulum (ii) second’s pendulum (01 mark)
(b) (i) Find the length f the second’s pendulum (02 marks)
(ii) A tray of mass 12 Kg is supported by two identical springs as shown by the
figure below , When the tray is pressed down slightly and released , it executes simple
harmonic motion with a time period of 1.5s . What is the force constant of each spring?
When a block of mass M is placed on the tray, the period of S.H.M changes to 3.0s .
What is the mass of the block? (03 marks)

(c) The periodic time of a body executing S.H.M. is 4s.How much time interval from
time t=0 will its displacement be half of its amplitude? (02 marks)
(d) Show that the velocity of the simple pendulum bob at its equilibrium is given

by v = √ 2 gl ( 1−cosθ ) (02 marks)

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