Exercise 2.

1 Linear Motion
Free fall under gravity without air resistance
Q1 An object is placed 3.0 m above the ground. It is thrown vertically downwards at a
speed of 2.0 ms-1. Determine
a) the time taken by the object to reach the ground
b) the speed at the moment the object hits the ground
( Assume g =10 ms-2)
( Answer a) t= 0.6 s, b) v= 8.0 ms-1 )
( Assumption= direction s,v,g pointing downward is +)
Vertical motion upwards without air resistance
Q2 A piece of stone is thrown from the ground vertically upwards at a speed of 30 ms -1.
Determine the time interval between two instances when the stone is at the same height of 25
m above the ground.
( Assume g =10 ms-2)
( Answer ; t= 1.0 s or 5.0 s. So the time interval is 4.0 s )
Q3. An object is thrown vertically upwards from the flat roof of a building at a speed of 15
ms-1. The object reaches the ground after 4.0 s. Determine
a) the height of the building
b) the velocity of the object when it reaches the ground
( Assume g =10 ms-2)
( Answer ; a)s= -20 m, so the height of the building is 20 m, b) v = - 25 ms -1 ( indicates
the direction of velocity is pointing downward))
Q4. An object is thrown vertically upwards at a speed of 20 ms-1 from a point P, 25 m above
the ground. Sketch
a) Dispalcement-time graph
b) a velocity- time graph
c) A speed-time graph
for the motion of the object. Use s= 0 at point P
( Anwer; a) H= 20 m, b)t= 4.0 s , c)t= 5.0 s, )
Q5. A ball is thrown vetically upwards from the top of a building at a speed of 15 ms- 1. If the
height of the building is 200 m, determine
a) the time taken by the ball to reach the ground
b) the velocity when the ball reaches the ground
( Answer :a) 8 s, b) v= - 65 ms-1 )
Q6 An object is thrown vertically upwards at a speed of 40 ms -1. Determine
a) the time taken by the object to reach the maximum height
b) the maximum height reached
c) the velocity 2.0 s after throwing the object
d) the velocity 6.0 s after throwing the object
( Answer; a) t= 4.0 s, b)s= 80 m, c) v= 20 ms -1 directed upwards, v= -20 ms-1 downwards)
Q7. An object is thrown vertically upwards from the ground at a speed of 20 ms- 1. Determine
a) the time taken to reach 15 m above the ground
b) velocity of the object at 15 m above the ground
( Answer; a) t= 1.0 s or 3.0 s, b)for t= 1 s, v= -20 mfor t=3.0s, v= 10 mc) v= 20 ms -1
directed upwards, v= -10 ms-1 downwards)

2.2 Projectile motion

1. An object is thrown upwards at a speed of 30 ms -1 at an angle of projection of 60 o . .
Determine
a) the time taken by the object to reach maximum height
b) the maximum height reached
c) the range
d) the time taken to reach a height of 30 m
e) the velocity of object at a height of 30 m. ( assume g= 10 ms -2)
( Answer ; t= 2.6 s , b) H= 33.8 m c) Range= 77.9 m d) t= 1.73 s or 3.47 s
e) i)for time t= 1.73 s, instantaneous velocity= 17.3 ms -1 direction

=30.1 with horizontal , pointing upwards

ii) for time t= 3.47 s, at the same height the speed is also 17.3 ms -1
=30.1 with horizontal , pointing downwards )
2. An airplane flies horizontally at a heght h in a straight line at a constant speed u. When it is
directly a cannon on the grund, the cannon fires a sheel which is supposed to hit the airplane.
Ignore air resistance. Determine in terms of u, g and h
a) the minimum muzzle speed of the shell
b) the angle of projection of the shell
3. An particle is shot from the horizontal ground at the roof of a horizontal 5.0 m high tunnel
at a speed f 60 ms-1. Ignore air resistance. If the particle just barely touches the roof,
determine the maximum range of the praticle( Assume g= 10 ms -2)
( Answer; a) Height = 5.0 m, R=118 m)
4. A stone is shot from the ground at a speed of 100 ms -1 and at an angle of projection of 45o .
Determine
(a) the time of flight of the stone
(b) the maximum height reached by the stone
(c) the range of the stone
( Answer; a) t= 14.1 s, b) H=250 m, c) R=500 m)
5. An object is thrown from the roof of a building of height 30.8 m at a speed of 23.8 ms -1 at
an angle of projection 300. Determine the horizontal distance from the wall of the building to
the point where the object strikes the ground
( Assume g= 9.8 ms-2 )
( Answer: Sx = 82.4 m )
6 An object on the roof of a building is thrown in a horizontal direction away from the
building at a speed of 20 ms-1 .The time taken by the object to reach the ground is 2.0 s.
Determine
a) the velocity of the object 1.0 s after launching the object
b) the height of the bulding
c) the horizontal distance from the base of the building travelled by the object when it reaches
the ground
( Answer ; a)angle= 26.60 with the horizontal b) Height = 20 m c) Sx = 40 m)
7. A person who stands 2.0 m away from a vertical wall throws a stone in a horizontal
direction at a height of 1.6 m from the ground. Determine
a) the time taken by the stone to reach the wall
b) the initial speed of the stone
c) the speed of the stone when it strikes the wall
(Answer a) t= 0.28 s, b) Vx = 7.1 ms-1 c) angle= 21.50 with the horizontal)

Answer:
Free fall under gravity without air resistance
Q1

Answer: Vertical motion upwards without air resistance

Q2

Answer projectile motion

Q1

Q2

Q3