Addu High School

Hithadhoo, Addu

Department of Science
Physics- Tutorial session 1
24/05/2015

Topics
 Units and Quantities
 Rectilinear motion
 Answer the Following Questions
1. Which of these quantities is not a vector quantity?
a. Acceleration
b. Kinetic energy
c. Displacement
d. Force

2. A boy is pulling a sledge. The rope is at an angle of 300 to the horizontal and he is pulling with a
force of 100N.What is the horizontal component of force?
a. 50N
b. 58N
c. 87N
d. 93N

3. An athlete throws a javelin. Just as it hits the ground the javelin has a horizontal velocity
component of 20m/s and a vertical velocity component of 10m/s. The magnitude of the javelin’s
as it hits the ground is
a. 10m/s
b. 15m/s
c. 22m/s
d. 30m/s

4. A body is acted on by a vertical force of 18 N and a horizontal force of 32 N. The angle to the
horizontal of the resultant force is given by
a. cos–1 (18/32)
b. tan–1 (18/32)
c. sin–1 (32/18)
d. tan–1 (32/18
The magnitude of the resultant force in N is
a. 32+18
b. 322+182
c. √32 + 18
d. √322 + 182

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5. For each of the physical quantities in the table below add the missing information. The first one
has been done for you.
Physical quantity Base unit Vector/scalar

force Kgms-2 vector

Displacement

Gravitational
potential energy
power

6. An astronaut on the moon drops a hammer. The gravitational acceleration is 1.6 m s–2.
a. How long does the hammer take to fall 1.0 m from rest?

b. Calculate the velocity of the hammer just before it hits the ground

7. Performing complex jumps is an important aspect of a figure skater’s program. Jumps with great
heights and jump distances tend to leave a better impression with the judges, resulting in better

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 marks for the skater .A skater of mass 60 kg leaves the ice with a velocity of 10 m s–1 at an angle
of 25° to the horizontal.

a. Show that the vertical component of the skater’s velocity is approximately 4 m/s

8. An airplane flies with a velocity of 750 km/hr at 30o south of east and wind acts 100 km/hr. at 60o
south of east. Find magnitude and direction.

9. Find the resultant and direction using calculation and scale diagram method A=5.0m at 37o N of E,
B=6.0m at 45o N of W, C=4.0m at 30o S of W, D=3.0m at 60o S of E.(scale 1cm=2m)

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10. Find the resultant and direction using calculation and scale diagram method A=8N at 300 N of E,
B=9N at 45o E of N, C=4N at 60o W of S, D=6N at 10o S of W, E=7N at W and F=3N at S. (scale
1cm=2m)

11. A car is travelling along a road at 30 m/s. When a pedestrian steps in to the road 55m ahead. The
driver of the car applies the brakes after a reaction time of 0.5s and the car slows down at a rate
of 10m/s2. What happens?

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12. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity 10m/s. Calculate the maximum height it
will reach above its starting position and the time it will take to reach the height?

13. A stone was drop down a well. The splash was heard 2.2s later. Calculate:
a. depth of the well

b. Velocity of stone when it hit the water.

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14. The acceleration of freefall on Mars is 3.7m/s2.If an object on Mars is launched vertically upwards
with an initial speed of 40m/s,its speed after 3second will be

15. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step onto the surface of the moon. One
experiment carried out was to film a hammer and a feather dropped at the same time from rest.
They fell side by side all the way to the ground, falling a distance of 1.35 m in a time of 1.25 s.
a. Show that this gives a value for their acceleration of about 1.7 ms-2

b. In the question that follow

Acceleration of free fall g=1.7 ms-2
Neil Armstrong and his space suit had a total mass of 105 kg. Calculate the weight, including
the space suit, on the Moon.

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16. Figure shows a car that travels down a hill of constant slope with the engine turned off. The slope
is inclined at an angle 90 to the horizontal. The total mass of the car is 1200kg.

Show that a force of about 1.8kN acts down the slope due to the weight of the car.

17. Using the polygon method of vector addition, calculate the resultant of the following three
vectors. The reference direction is vertical with angles measured in a clockwise direction.

A = 3 units, 40°
B = 6 units, 150°
C = 2 units, 70°

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