Practice Paper for Edexcel GCE

Mechanics M2
Advanced/Advanced Subsidiary

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A ball of mass 0.2 kg is moving with velocity 13j m s1 when it is hit by a bat. The
impulse received by the ball is (2.4i + 3.6j) N s. The ball is modeled as a particle.
(a) Find the velocity of the ball immediately after being hit.
(3)
(b) Hence show that the impact does not change the speed of the ball.
(3)

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Q1

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2.

[The centre of mass of a semi-circular lamina of radius r is

D

4r
from the centre.]
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10 cm

8 cm

Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a lamina that is made by removing a semicircle of centre O from a
uniform rectangular piece of plywood ABCD, where AB = 8 cm and BC = 10 cm.
(a) Write down the distance of the centre of mass of the lamina from AD.
(1)
(b) Calculate, to 3 significant figures, the distance of the centre of mass of the lamina
from AB.
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Q2

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3.
B (m)

A(m)

C (m)

Figure 2
Figure 2 shows three uniform rods, made from the same material, welded to form a rigid
triangular framework ABC. Each of the joints at A, B and C has mass m. Rod AC has
length 8l and mass 4m. Rod BC has length 6l and mass 3m. Angle ACB is a right angle.
(a)
(i)

Express the length of rod AB in terms of l.

(ii)

Express the mass of rod AB in terms of m.

(1)
(1)
(b) Find the distance of the centre of mass of the framework from AC.
(4)

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l.
The horizontal distance between the centre of mass of the framework and BC is
15
The framework is freely suspended from B and hangs in equilibrium.
(c) Find the angle which BC makes with the vertical.
(3)
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Q3

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4.

A particle P of mass 5 kg is acted on by a constant force F. At time t seconds the position

of the particle, r metres, is given by the equation
r = (3t2 kt + 2) i + (kt2 + 4t k) j
where k is a positive constant.
(a) Find the velocity of P in terms of k.
(2)
(b) Hence find the acceleration of P in terms of k.
(1)
(c) Given that the magnitude of F is 50N, calculate the value of k.
(4)
The particle is moving in a direction parallel to j when t = T.
(d) Find the value of T.
(2)
(e) Hence find, to the nearest 0.1, the angle that the position vector makes with the
direction of i when t = T.
(4)

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5.

A car of mass 850 kg is travelling along a road that is straight but not level.
On a horizontal section of the road, the car develops a constant power of 25 kW and there
is a constant resistance of 800 N to its motion.
(a) Calculate the maximum possible steady speed of the car.
(3)
(b) Find the driving force and acceleration of the car when its speed is 10 ms1.
(4)
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When the car is travelling at 20 ms up a constant slope inclined at an angle to the

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horizontal, where sin
, the engine stops. Subsequently, the resistance to the
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motion of the car remains constant at 800 N.
(c) Using the work-energy principal, calculate the speed of the car when it has travelled
a further 105 m up the slope.
(6)
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6.

A particle A of mass m, moving with speed u on a smooth horizontal surface, collides

directly with a stationary particle B of mass 4m. The coefficient of restitution between A
and B is e. The direction of motion of A is reversed by the collision.
(a)
(i)
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Find, in terms of e and u, the speed of B immediately after the collision.

u
Show that the speed of A immediately after the collision is (4e 1) .
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(7)
Subsequently, B hits a smooth wall at right angles to the direction of motion of A and B.
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The coefficient of restitution between B and the wall is . After B rebounds from the
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wall, there is another collision between A and B.
(b) Show that the speed of B immediately after hitting the wall is

3u
(1 e) .
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(2)

(c) Show that

1
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e .
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Q6

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7.

A ball P is kicked from a point A, which is 9 m vertically above a point O on the ground,
with a speed of 40 ms-1 at an angle of elevation of 30 above the horizontal. The ball,
which is modelled as a particle moving freely under gravity, hits the ground at B.
(a) Calculate the maximum vertical height ball P can reach above A.
(3)
(b)
Show that, t seconds after being kicked, the vertical height of ball P above A is
g
20t t 2 metres.
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(ii) Hence calculate the time ball P will take to reach B.
(2)
(c) State an additional physical factor which may be taken into account in a refinement
of the above model to make it more realistic.
(1)
Subsequently, another ball Q is kicked from the same point, speed and angle of elevation
as that of ball P, and moves freely under gravity. Its vertical height above A is
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20(t 2) (t 2) 2 metres t seconds after ball P is kicked.
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(d) How many seconds after kicking ball P is ball Q kicked?

(1)
(e) Hence calculate how far ball P is horizontally from A when ball Q is kicked.
(2)
The vertical height of both balls above A is the same 3

2
seconds after ball P is kicked.
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(f) State, giving a reason, whether the balls will collide or not.
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