Solutions to SJPO 2009 Special Round

1(a) mm 3 . 18

1(b) mm 3 . 14

1(c) mm 6 . 8

2
kg M
kg M
20
10
1
2
=
=


shorter time for the wave to travel from one mass to the other.

3 Distance
60000
5 893 t +
= (m)
4(a) 6.4m

4(b) kg 49 . 0

5(a) H

5
5
1

5(b) H
10
1 5 2


6 The laser beam does not blast the Goth, but is fired at 667m in front of the ships nose
in Goths frame of reference. Events of passing each other (Huns ship nose meeting
Goths ship tail) and laser firing is simultaneous in Huns frame but not in Goths
frame.

7(a) Taking moments about point P, there is clockwise
moment acting on the yo-yo. Hence the yo-yo will roll
forward (right).


7(b)(i)
R
r
FR Fr = = cos cos

7(b)(ii)


cos sin +
=
Mg
F


8(a)
= 3 . 60
2

8(b) C 221

9
2 2
1
2
1
=
Q
Q


10(a)(i) R

10(a)(ii) ) 1 3 ( + R

10(b) d
2
2


10(c) V V 5 . 4
2
= (assuming the battery has no internal resistance)

11(a) eV 1 . 2

11(b) m 2 . 1 =

This radiation is infrared radiation, which cannot
be observed by human eye as it is not in the
visible range.

12 The magnetic field pattern is as shown at the right.

For the top left region, the electrons have to bend
downwards. By Flemings Left Hand Rule, the magnetic
field will point into the page of paper. For bottom left
region, the electrons have to bend upwards, by the same rule
again, the magnetic field will point out of the page of the
paper. The directions for the right regions are determined
with the similar manner.

For the top left region, the radius of curvature of outermost
arc is 2H, using
H
mv
evB
2
2
= , magnetic flux density applied,
eH
mv
B
2
= , similar to the outermost arc for bottom left region.

For the right region, the magnetic flux density applied for the outermost arc will be
eH
mv
B =
For the upper left region, the curve describing the bottom arc is ( )
2
+
2
=
2

where = 2; similar exercise can be done for other regions.