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Tutorial 3_Practice Questions

This document contains a series of physics practice questions focused on kinematics in 2D, including vector addition and subtraction, projectile motion, and relative velocities. It features various problems requiring graphical and analytical methods to determine distances, displacements, and velocities in different scenarios. The questions involve calculations based on figures provided and practical applications such as projectile motion and real-life examples like a human-powered aircraft crossing the English Channel.

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Tutorial 3_Practice Questions

This document contains a series of physics practice questions focused on kinematics in 2D, including vector addition and subtraction, projectile motion, and relative velocities. It features various problems requiring graphical and analytical methods to determine distances, displacements, and velocities in different scenarios. The questions involve calculations based on figures provided and practical applications such as projectile motion and real-life examples like a human-powered aircraft crossing the English Channel.

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Physics Practice Questions

For Group F3 and F4


Tutorial 3
[Kinematics in 2D]

Graphical Method: Vector Addition and Subtraction

Figure 3.1: All blocks are 120 m on the side

1. Find the following for path A in the figure 3.1 above: (a) the total distance traveled, and (b) the magnitude and
direction of the displacement from start to finish. [Note: use a ruler and protractor] [OS 3.1]

2. Find the north and east components of the displacement for the hikers shown in figure 3.2 below. [OS 3.3]

Figure 3.2

3. Suppose you walk 18.0 m straight west and then 25.0 m straight north. How far are you from your starting point, and
what is the compass direction of a line connecting your starting point to your final position? (If you represent the two
legs of the walk as vector displacements A and B , as in figure 3.3, then this problem asks you to find their sum R = A +
B.) [OS 3.4]

Figure 3.3
4. Find the components of vtot along the x- and y-axes in Figure 3.4 below. [OS 3.11]

Figure 3.4

Analytical Method: Vector Addition and Subtraction

5. Find the following for path D in Figure 3.1 above: (a) the total distance traveled and (b) the magnitude and direction
of the displacement from start to finish. In this part of the problem, explicitly show how you follow the steps of the
analytical method of vector addition. [OS 3.14]

Projectile Motion

6. A ball is kicked with an initial velocity of 16 m/s in the horizontal direction and 12 m/s in the vertical direction. (a) At
what speed does the ball hit the ground? (b) For how long does the ball remain in the air? (c)What maximum height is
attained by the ball? [OS 3.26]

7. (a) A daredevil is attempting to jump his motorcycle over a line of buses parked end to end by driving up a 32º ramp
at a speed of 40.0 m/s (144 km/h) . How many buses can he clear if the top of the takeoff ramp is at the same height as
the bus tops and the buses are 20.0 m long? (b) Discuss what your answer implies about the margin of error in this act—
that is, consider how much greater the range is than the horizontal distance he must travel to miss the end of the last
bus. (Neglect air resistance.) [OS 3.28]

8. Verify the ranges for the projectiles in figure 3.4 (a) for θ = 45º and the given initial velocities. [OS 3.31]

Figure 3.4

9. An arrow is shot from a height of 1.5 m toward a cliff of height H . It is shot with a velocity of 30 m/s at an angle of
60º above the horizontal. It lands on the top edge of the cliff 4.0 s later. (a) What is the height of the cliff? (b) What is
the maximum height reached by the arrow along its trajectory? (c) What is the arrow’s impact speed just before hitting
the cliff? [OS 3.34]
Addition of Velocities (Relative Velocities)

10. Bryan Allen pedaled a human-powered aircraft across the English Channel from the cliffs of Dover to Cap Gris-Nez
on June 12, 1979. (a) He flew for 169 min at an average velocity of 3.53 m/s in a direction 45º south of east. What was
his total displacement? (b) Allen encountered a headwind averaging 2.00 m/s almost precisely in the opposite direction
of his motion relative to the Earth. What was his average velocity relative to the air? (c) What was his total displacement
relative to the air mass? [OS 3.52]

11. A football quarterback is moving straight backward at a speed of 2.00 m/s when he throws a pass to a player 18.0 m
straight downfield. The ball is thrown at an angle of 25.0º relative to the ground and is caught at the same height as it is
released. What is the initial velocity of the ball relative to the quarterback? [OS 3.56]

12. A ship sets sail from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, heading due north at 7.00 m/s relative to the water. The local
ocean current is 1.50 m/s in a direction 40.0º north of east. What is the velocity of the ship relative to the Earth? [OS
3.57]

13. (a) In what direction would the ship in question 12 above have to travel in order to have a velocity straight north
relative to the Earth, assuming its speed relative to the water remains 7.00 m/s ? (b) What would its speed be relative to
the Earth? [OS 3.59]

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