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The figure below shows the path of a ball that has been thrown by a girl towards a
vertical wall.

w a l l

p a t h o f b a l l

3 . 3 m
1 0 –m 1 s

5 3 °

4 . 9 m

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The girl throws the ball, of mass 5.0 × 10 kg, with a velocity of 10 m s at 53° to the
horizontal. In this question, ignore air resistance.
–1
(a) (i) Show that the horizontal component of the velocity is 6.0 m s .
[1]

(ii) In moving to the wall, the ball travels 4.9 m horizontally and 3.3 m vertically.
Calculate the time taken for the ball to travel from the girl’s hand to the wall.

time = ........................................ s
[2]

(iii) Calculate the gain in potential energy of the ball from leaving the girl’s hand
to when it hits the wall.

Gain in potential energy = ........................................ J

[3]

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(b) The ball is moving horizontally at 6.0 m s when it hits the wall. The ball is in
–1
contact with the wall for 0.16 s and rebounds horizontally at 4.0 m s .
Calculate, for the time that the ball is in contact with the wall

(i) the change in velocity of the ball

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change in velocity = ..........................m s
[1]
(ii) the horizontal acceleration of the ball (assumed to be constant)

acceleration = ................... unit...........

[2]

(iii) the horizontal force acting on the ball

magnitude of the force = ...................................N

direction of the force .....................................

[3]

(iv) the loss in kinetic energy of the ball when rebounding from the wall.

loss in kinetic energy = ................................. J

[3]
[Total 15 marks]
1.(a) (i) Vh = 10 cos 53 B1
–1
= 6.0(18) m s ) A0
(ii) speed = distance / time C1
time = 4.9 / 6.0
= 0.8(2) (s) A1
(iii) gain in potential energy = mgh C1
–3
= 50 × 10 × 9.8(1) × 3.3 C1
= 1.6(2) (J) A1

–1
(b) (i) change in velocity = (–) 10 (m s ) B1
acceleration = (v – u) / t / 10 / 0.16
= 62.5 A1
–2
unit: m s B1
(ii) F = ma C1
–3
= 50 × 10 × 62.5
3.1(3) (N) A1
direction: left B1
2
(iii) kinetic energy = ½ m v C1
–3 2 2
loss in kinetic energy = ½ × 50 × 10 (4 – 6 ) C1
= 0.5(0) (J) A1
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