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Physics 1 International—Tutorial 2

1. In 1996, the world record for the 100 m race was 9.84 seconds while the
world record for the 200 m race was 19.32 seconds. Today, the 100 m
record is 9.58 s while the 200 m record is 19.19 s. In a few sentences,
explain why the best time for 200 m is sometimes less than twice, and
sometimes more than twice, the best time for 100 m. (This is not a
sports history question—your answer should consider kinematics.)

There are two effects. 1) It takes a certain number of meters x to get up


to full speed—in a 100 m race the sprinter spends a fraction x /100 of
his distance below max speed and the rest, a fraction (100-x)/100 at
max speed while in a 200 m race he spends a higher fraction (200-
x)/200 at max speed. This effect makes the time for 200 m less than
twice that for the 100 m 2) The runner starts to tire, this effect is
greater in the 200 m race and thus tends to make the time for the 200
m more than twice that for the 100 m.

It is hard to predict which of the two effects wins out, hence the
observed result.

2. An object’s velocity is negative while its acceleration is positive. Its


speed is a) negative b) zero c) increasing d) decreasing. Choose an
answer and justify it with a brief explanation.
Its velocity is negative but increasing towards zero, this means it speed,
which is always positive, is getting closer to zero (i.e. is decreasing)

3. Your friend Somchai is in a hot air ballon that starts at rest on the
ground. The balloon accelerates upwards at a constant rate of 0.4 m/s2.
Every two seconds (starting two seconds after he leaves the ground)
Somchai drops a golf ball: you stand directly under the balloon and catch
the golf balls. Ignore the effects of air resistance and approximate
g=10m/s2.
a) When you catch the first ball, how high is Somchai?
b) When you catch the ninth ball, how high above the ground is the
tenth ball?
Somchai’s height above ground is y(t)=0.2 (m /s2) t2 and his velocity is
v(t)=(0.4 m/s2) t. He drops the nth ball at time tn,1=n*(2s) from a height of
yn=y(tn,1)=0.8n2 meters when his velocity is vn =0.8n m/s. You catch the nth
ball at time tn,2 where -yn=vn(tn,2-tn,1)-5m/s2(tn,2-tn,1)2. Solving this quadratic,
we find tn,2-tn,1=n*0.48 s.
You catch the ninth ball at t9,2=t9,1+(t9,2-t9,1)=9*(2s)+9*(0.48 s)=22.5 s. The
tenth ball was dropped at time 20 s so its position at the moment you catch
the ninth is y=y10+v10(t9,2-t10,1)-5m/s2(t9,2-t10,1)2=68 m above you.

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