Me- AMON CHILESRE TesT ONE(A) PAPER AND Sowwhns YOIF/ZOIB ACADEMIC . QUESTION ONE £9) @) For any equation to be valid, it must be homogeneous. Explain what is meant by a homogeneous (2 marks} ii) The period of a spring executing simple harmonic motion is given by the equation: Where m is the mass andk is the spring constant given by ke = —S2*¢¢&_ Dispiacement ‘Show that the equation is homogeneous. [4 marks] (b) What are the dimensions of @ and b in the relation F = at + bx, where F is force, ¢ is the time and x is the distance? U4 marks} (c) The velocity v of water waves may depend on their wavelength A, the density of water p and the acceleration due to gravity g. Establish dimensionally the relation between these quantities. [7 marks] (d) If the velocity of light (3%10* m/s) is taken as the unit of velocity and a year is taken as the unit of time, what will be the unit of length? [3 marks} (e) Density is defined as mass per unit volume. A neutron star has a density 2.8 1027 kg/m’. Assume the star to be a perfect sphere. Find the radius of the neutron star whose mass is 4 x 10°° kg. [5 marks] QUESTION TWO ‘ (a) A particle undergoes three successive displacements in a plane as follows: 4.0 m southwest, 5.0 m east, 6.0 m in a direction 60° north of east. Choose the y-axis pointing north and the x-axis pointing east and find the (i) magnitude and direction of the resultant displacement, and {7 marks) Gi) displacement that would be required to bring the particle back to the starting point. [2 marks} (b) When displacement B is added to displacement ‘Aithe result is a displacement C that has components CC, =~3.10em, C, =+2.25em and C,=+4.60em, Displacements A and B are in the same ‘ion, but the magnitude of A is only one-third that of B . Find the components of A [4 marks} direct (c) Inthe Figure below 5 and @ are intersecting face diagonals of a cube of edge a. Find the (i) components of the vector d, where d = bx@ [4 marks] - 1 Gi) petween, B and & [4 marks] Ha angie 6, [4 marks] (iiiy direction cosines of the body diagonal ©QUESTION THREE (a) A ballast bag is dropped from a balloon that is 300 m above the ground and rising at 13 m/s. For the bag, find (the maximum height reached, (2 marks] Gi) its position and velocity 5 s afer itis released, and [2 marks] (iii) the time at which it hits the ground (4 marks] (b) A ball is thrown from the top of one building towards a very tall building 50 m away. The initial velocity of the ball is 20 m/s, 40° above the horizontal (i) At what height, relative to the original level, will the ball strike the opposite wall? (4 marks] (ii) Is the height in part (i) above or below the original level? Explain. {2 marks} (c) The graph in the Figure below shows an object’s one-dimensional motion along, the x-axis. Describe its motion (3 marks} (4) A motorcycle policeman hidden at an intersection observes a car that ignores a stop sign, crosses the intersection, and continues on at constant speed. The policeman starts off in pursuit 2.0 s after the car has passed the stop sign, accelerates at 6.2 mis’ until his speed is 110 km/h, and then continues at this speedUntil he catches the ear. At that instant, the car is 1.4 km from the intersection. How fast was the car traveling? {8 marks} QUESTION FOUR (2) Action and reaction forces are equal and opposite, yet they do not cancel each otherresulting in zero net force. Why? (2 marks} (b) A mini bus is moving at the speed of 72 km/h on a horizontal straight rough road. Just before reaching the CBU station, the engine suddenly switches off and the bus skids to a stop through a distance of 50 m. Calculate the coefficient of kinetic frictionbetween the road and the buss tyres. [5 marks} (©) An object of mass 10 g is moving along the x-axis. Its position as a function of time is given by x= (4t3 + 2t)m Find the magnitude of the force acting on the object alt = 2's (4 marks} (d) A man gardening pushes a lawnmower at a constant speed. To do this requires a force of 80 N directed along the handle, which is at an angle of 30° below the horizontal. The coefficient of Kinetic friction between the lawnmower and the surface is 0.25. Find the mass of the lawnmower. [Smarks} (e) A block of mass m on a rough inclined surface is acted upon by a force F at an angle @ with the incline as shown below. The surface is inclined at an angle @ and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is My Draw the free body diagram of the block. (2 marks} ‘Show that the acceleration of the block is. gq = Flos 84H sin 6)-mlsin O44 c05 6) a (7 marks] serseemennencncsnasaeeeittse Dod Sol, ticcociceeestisserniaies