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Level M Grade 11
Week: 7

From: October 09 - 13

Exams Time Table:

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

AMS &
HW
Material AMS:

41036

1. Write down the definition of a frame of reference.

2. At t = 4.0 s, the position in the coordinate plane of a moving body is
(3.4 m , 1 m). The position vector of the body, in column notation, at that time is:

3. A body moves from a point ( 13 mm , 8 mm) to a point ( 1 mm , 0 mm) in the coordinate

plane. The displacement vector of the body is:

4. A body moves from a point (0.1 km , 2.8 km) to a point ( 2.7 km , 1.3 km) in the
coordinate plane in 0.5 hr. The average velocity vector of the body over this time interval is:

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5. The x- & y-components of the instantaneous velocity of a body moving in the coordinate
plane are 25 miles/hr & 38 miles/hr, respectively. The instantaneous velocity vector of the
body is:

18 ms -1
-1
6. A body moves in the coordinate plane with an instantaneous velocity of 24 ms . The
instantaneous speed of the body is:

18 m s -1
-1
7. A body moves in the coordinate plane with an instantaneous velocity of 24 m s . The
direction of motion of the body is:

8. The trajectory of a particle moving in a plane (i.e. in 2-D) is defined as the: locus of all
of the particle over
.

9. The relation between the instantaneous speed, v, and the period of motion, T, for a body
executing uniform circular motion of radius r is:
v =
.

10. Angular velocity, , is defined as the rate of change of the angle, where
______________
in other words,
=
.
Angular velocity is measured in
per
, ( or
.)

is measured in -

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11. The relation between the instantaneous speed, v, and the angular velocity,
executing uniform circular motion of radius r is:
v =
.
The angular velocity of a body moving with uniform circular motion is

, for a body
.

12. A body of mass 2.0 kg moves in uniform circular motion of radius 8.0 cm and period
4.0 s.
y

x0

Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the anticlockwise sense, find the angular velocity of the motion.
=

13. A body of mass 2.0 kg moves in uniform circular motion of radius 8.0 cm and period 4.0 s.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the anti-clockwise
sense, find the instantaneous speed at:
1.0 s:

2.0 s:

3.0 s:

4.0 s:

x0

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14. A body of mass 2.0 kg moves in uniform circular motion of radius 8.0 cm and period 4.0 s.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the anti-clockwise
sense, find the instantaneous velocity at:
1.0 s:

2.0 s:

3.0 s:

4.0 s:

x0

b) Repeat the whole question but with motion in the clockwise sense.

15. A body of mass 2.0 kg moves in uniform circular motion of radius 8.0 cm and period 4.0 s.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the anti-clockwise
sense, find the average speed over the interval:
0 s to 1.0 s:

0 s to 2.0 s:

0 s to 4.0 s:

x0

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16. A body of mass 2.0 kg moves in uniform circular motion of radius 8.0 cm and period 4.0 s.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the anti-clockwise
sense, find the average velocity over the interval:
0 s to 1.0 s:

0 s to 2.0 s:

0 s to 4.0 s:

x0

17. A body of mass 2.0 kg moves in uniform circular motion of radius 8.0 cm and period 4.0 s.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the anti-clockwise
sense, find the average acceleration over the interval:
0 s to 1.0 s:

0 s to 2.0 s:

0 s to 4.0 s:

x0

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18. A body of mass 2.0 kg moves in uniform circular motion of radius 8.0 cm and period 4.0 s.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the anti-clockwise
sense, find the centripetal acceleration at:
y

1.0 s:

2.0 s:

3.0 s:

4.0 s:

x0

19. A particle of mass 3.0 kg moves with a constant speed of 12 m.s-1 in uniform circular motion
of radius 16.0 m.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the clockwise sense,
find the period, frequency and angular velocity of the motion.
T =

y
x
O

x0

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20. A particle of mass 3.0 kg moves with a constant speed of 12 m.s-1 in uniform circular motion
of radius 16.0 m.
Assuming that at t = 0 s the body is at position A, and that the rotation is in the clockwise sense,
find the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration.
|a| =
.

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Material HW:

PMH46 - WRCC

1. The x- and y-components of the instantaneous velocity of a body moving in the coordinate
plane are 18 m/s and -36 m/s respectively. Express the instantaneous velocity vector in terms of
the unit vectors i and j. Deduce the instantaneous speed of the body.
2. The x- and y-components of the instantaneous acceleration of a body moving in the coordinate
plane are 7 m/s2 and -21 m/s2 respectively. List down the instantaneous acceleration of the body
in terms of the unit vectors i and j, and calculate its magnitude.
3. What is the relationship between the instantaneous speed v and the period of motion T
for a body executing uniform circular motion of radius r?
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 3, section 3.3
Solution:

Instantaneous speed =

2 r
T

4. Body M moves in a circle of radius 6.0 m at a constant rate of exactly one turn every 12 s.
At t = 0.0 s, M is at point A on the positive y-axis and moving in the clockwise direction.
Find the average velocity in the interval t = 0.0 s to t = 3.0 s.
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 3, section 3.3
Solution:
at t = 0
r1 0i 6 j
at t = 3 s
r2 6i 0 j

(6 0)i
6i

(0 6) j

6 j (m)
r
t

6i

6 j (m)
3 (s)

2i

2 j m/s

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5. Body M moves in a circle of radius 6.0 m at a constant rate of exactly one turn every 12 s.
At t = 0.0 s, M is at point A on the positive y-axis and moving in the clockwise direction.
Find the average acceleration in the interval t = 0.0 s to t = 3.0 s
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 3, Exercise 10(b), Page 85
Solution:

Since uniform circular motion, the speed is constant.

2 R
v
T
2 6.0 m
v
12s

v
m/s
Thus velocity vector at t=0 s and t=3 s is shown in the figure above.
v
aav
t
v (0
)i (
0) j
i
aav

j
i

j
3

m/s 2

6. Define Uniform Circular Motion (UCM).

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7. A body moves in the anti-clockwise direction in a circle of radius 14 cm at a constant rate of
exactly 4 turns every 16 seconds. At t 2.0 the body M is on the positive axis. Find the average
velocity in the interval t 2.5 to t 3.5 s .

8. A car is moving with a speed of 24 m/s when the driver sees a red light ahead. He applies
the brakes and stops in 3 s.
a) Sketch a speed-time graph.
b) Find the retardation of the car.
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 2, section 2.9
Solution:

a
a
a
a

?
v
t
0 m/s 24 m/s
3s
8 m/s 2

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9. What is the acceleration of the particle at 5 s?

Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 2, section 2.10

Solution:

The acceleration at t = 5 s is the slope of the tangent (T) to the graph at point
12 m/s
A, hence a
2 m/s 2
6s

10. Find the parametric vector equation r of a straight line that passes through A of
position vector 5i 6j and parallel to the vector V = 4 on a bearing of 210 .
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 1, section 1.7
Solution:
v

4 cos 2400 i
2i
r

4sin

2400 j

2 3j
5i

6j

2t 5 i

2i

2 3j

2 3t 6 j

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11. A car is moving with a speed of 12 m/s when the driver sees a red light ahead. He
applies the brakes and stops in a distance of 36m.
a) Sketch a speed-time graph.
b) Find the time taken to come to rest.
c) Find the retardation of the car.
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 2, section 2.12
Solution:
V0 12 m/s

x 36 m
V 0

a)

b)

c)

From the graph,

Area under the graph = displacement
1
b 12 36
2
b 6 36
36
b
6s
6
change in velocity
acceleration
time interval
0 12
a
2 m/s 2
6

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12. Given a = 12 km E 60 S and b = 20 km on a bearing of 300 . Find a + b in terms of i

and j. ( i and j are unit vectors that point due East and North respectively ).
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 1, section 1.5
Solution:

a 12 cos 600 i 12sin 600 j

12
12 3
i
j 6i 6 3j
2
2
20 cos 300 i 20sin 300 j

20
a+b

3
i
2

20
j
2

6i 6 3j
6 10 3 i

10 3 i 10 j
10 3 i 10 j
10 6 3 j

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13. Find the vector V of magnitude 8 and having the same direction as vector V1 which has
magnitude of 4 on bearing of 120 degrees.
Reference: Mechanics 1, Chapter 1, section 1.5
Solution:
v1
u
v1

v1

4 cos( 30)i 4sin( 30) j

3
i 2j
2
2 3i 2 j
u
4
3
1
i
j
2
2
4

but v

v .u

4 3i

4j

8 3
i
2

8
j
2