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1. A particle P of mass 2 kg is moving with velocity (–4i + 3j) m s−1 when it receives an
impulse (–6i + 42j) N s.

(a) Find the speed of P immediately after receiving the impulse.

(4)
The angle through which the direction of motion of P has been deflected by the impulse
is α°

(b) Find the value of α

(2)
(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)
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2. A car of mass 1000 kg moves in a straight line along a horizontal road at a constant
speed U m s−1. The resistance to the motion of the car is a constant force of magnitude
400 N.

The engine of the car is working at a constant rate of 16 kW.

(a) Find the value of U.

(3)
The car now pulls a trailer of mass 600 kg in a straight line along the road using a tow
rope which is parallel to the direction of motion. The resistance to the motion of the car
is again a constant force of magnitude 400 N. The resistance to the motion of the trailer
is a constant force of magnitude 300 N.

The engine of the car is working at a constant rate of 16 kW.

The tow rope is modelled as being light and inextensible.

Using the model,

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(b) find the tension in the tow rope at the instant when the speed of the car is m s−1
3
(5)
(Total for Question 2 is 8 marks)
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3. A particle P of mass 2m is moving in a straight line with speed 3u on a smooth
horizontal plane. It collides directly with a particle Q of mass m that is moving on the
plane with speed 2u in the opposite direction to P.

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The coefficient of restitution between P and Q is e, where e >
5

(a) Show that the speed of Q immediately after the collision is

 4  10e  u
3
(6)
After the collision Q hits a smooth fixed vertical wall that is perpendicular to the
direction of motion of Q. The coefficient of restitution between Q and the wall is f.

(b) Find, in terms of e, the set of values of f for which there will be a second collision
between P and Q.
(4)
(Total for Question 3 is 10 marks)
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4. A light elastic string has natural length 2a and modulus of elasticity 4mg.
One end of the elastic string is attached to a fixed point O. A particle P of mass m is
attached to the other end of the elastic string.
The particle P hangs freely in equilibrium at the point E, which is vertically below O

(a) Find the length OE.

(4)
Particle P is now pulled vertically downwards to the point A, where OA = 4a,
and released from rest. The resistance to the motion of P is a constant force of
1
magnitude mg.
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(b) Find, in terms of a and g, the speed of P after it has moved a distance a.
(7)
Particle P is now held at O
Particle P is released from rest and reaches its maximum speed at the point B.
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The resistance to the motion of P is again a constant force of magnitude mg.
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(c) Find the distance OB.
(4)
(Total for Question 4 is 15 marks)
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5.

A smooth uniform sphere S of mass m is moving with speed U on a smooth horizontal

plane. The sphere S collides obliquely with another uniform sphere of mass M which is
at rest on the plane. The two spheres have the same radius.
Immediately before the collision the direction of motion of S makes an angle α,
where 0 < α < 90°, with the line joining the centres of the spheres.
Immediately after the collision the direction of motion of S makes an angle β with the
line joining the centres of the spheres, as shown in Figure 1.
The coefficient of restitution between the spheres is e.

(a) Show that tan  

 m  M  tan 
 m  eM 
(8)

Given that m = eM,

(b) show that the directions of motion of the two spheres immediately after the collision
are perpendicular.
(2)
(Total for Question 5 is 10 marks)
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6. A particle P of mass m is falling vertically when it strikes a fixed smooth inclined plane.
The plane is inclined to the horizontal at an angle α, where 0 < α ≤ 45°
At the instant immediately before the impact, the speed of P is u.
At the instant immediately after the impact, P is moving horizontally with speed v.
(a) Show that the magnitude of the impulse exerted on the plane by P is mu sec α
(5)
The coefficient of restitution between P and the plane is e, where e > 0
(b) Show that v2 = u2 (sin2α + e2 cos2α)
(3)
(c) Show that the kinetic energy lost by P in the impact is

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mu2 (1 – e2) cos2α
2
(2)
(d) Hence find, in terms of m, u and e only, the kinetic energy lost by P in the impact.
(2)
(Total for Question 6 is 12 marks)
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7.

A small smooth snooker ball is projected from the corner A of a horizontal rectangular
snooker table ABCD.
The ball is projected so it first hits the side DC at the point P, then hits the side CB at
the point Q and then returns to A.
Angle APD = α, Angle QPC = β, Angle AQB = γ
The ball moves along AP with speed U, along PQ with speed V and along QA with
speed W, as shown in Figure 2.
The coefficient of restitution between the ball and side DC is e1
The coefficient of restitution between the ball and side CB is e2
The ball is modelled as a particle.
Use the model to answer all parts of this question.
(a) Show that tan β = e1tan α
(4)
(b) Hence show that e1 tan α = e2 cot γ
(3)
(c) By considering (angle APQ + angle AQP) or otherwise, show that it would be
possible for the ball to return to A only if e2 > e1
(6)
If instead e1 = e2, the ball would not return to A.
Given that e1 = e2
(d) use the result from part (b) to describe the path of the ball after it hits CB at Q,
explaining your answer.
(1)
(Total for Question 7 is 14 marks)
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