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OUTLINE OF EXAMPLES
1. Relative velocity (Kinematics) refer to Q1
2. Extension of Projectile Motion (Kinematics) the
safety parabola and finding maximum range for a
projectile launched from a cliff edge.
refer to Q2, Q 3.
OUTLINE OF EXAMPLES
4. Extension of a topic e.g:
5. (i) Gravitational field (H2 requires knowledge of
Newtons Law of Gravitation but not Keplers
Laws of planetary motion) refer to Q5;
6. (ii) Electromagnetism (crossed E and B fields,
but velocity vector is parallel to the E field
instead of being perpendicular to it refer to
+V
Q6.
E
x B
a
C
Crossed-field Photomultiplier
OUTLINE OF EXAMPLES
5. Real world context
6. E.g. what is the shape of a hanging chain?
Example Questions
Q1 : RELATIVE VELOCITY
A car of width b is moving with constant
velocity V close to the edge of a straight
road. If a cat steps on to the road at a point
distance d in front of the car, what is the
least uniform velocity at which it must be
able to walk in order to cross the road in
safety?
b
Example Questions
Q2 : SAFETY PARABOLA
If a projectile is fired from a point O with an
initial velocity u but at an arbitrary
direction, determine the safe area in which
one cannot be hit by the projectile
regardless of the angle that the initial
velocity makes with the horizontal plane.
Q4 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS IN
PHYSICS
A particle of mass m is released from
rest at a point, height h above horizontal
ground. The particle moves in a medium
which exerts a resistance of
magnitude , where v is the speed of the
particle and k is a positive constant. The
coefficient of restitution between the
particle and the ground is . Show that,
after one bounce on the ground the
particle reaches a maximum height H,
where H is given by .
Q5 EXTENSION OF A TOPIC
(GRAVITATION)
Keplers First Law states that all planets move
inelliptical orbitswith the Sun at onefocus.
Show that the path of a planet moving around the
Sun is an ellipse.
x B
a
C
Crossed-field Photomultiplier
x B
a
C
Crossed-field Photomultiplier
x B
a
C
Crossed-field Photomultiplier
http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/Family/Math/03210/page5.htm
Q7 SOLUTION
To derive the equation of a catenary:
T
T0
P
x
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