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General Certificate of Education

June 2006
Advanced Level Examination

MATHEMATICS
Unit Mechanics 2B
Tuesday 6 June 2006

MM2B
1.30 pm to 3.00 pm

For this paper you must have:


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an 8-page answer book
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the blue AQA booklet of formulae and statistical tables
You may use a graphics calculator.

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes


Instructions
Use blue or black ink or ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing.
Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this
paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is MM2B.
Answer all questions.
Show all necessary working; otherwise marks for method may be lost.
The final answer to questions requiring the use of calculators should be given to three significant
figures, unless stated otherwise.
Take g 9:8 m s 2 , unless stated otherwise.
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Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
Unit Mechanics 2B has a written paper only.

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Advice
Unless stated otherwise, you may quote formulae, without proof, from the booklet.

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MM2B

Answer all questions.

1 A particle moves in a horizontal plane, in which the unit vectors i and j are directed east and
north respectively. At time t seconds, its position vector, r metres, is given by
r 2t3

t2 6i 8

4t3 tj

(a) Find an expression for the velocity of the particle at time t.


(b)

(i) Find the velocity of the particle when t 3 .


(ii) State the direction in which the particle is travelling at this time.

(c) Find the acceleration of the particle when t 4 .

(3 marks)
(2 marks)
(1 mark)
(3 marks)

(d) The mass of the particle is 6 kg. Find the magnitude of the resultant force on the
particle when t 4 .
(3 marks)

2 A ball of mass 0.6 kg is thrown vertically upwards from ground level with an initial speed of
14 m s 1 .
(a) Calculate the initial kinetic energy of the ball.

(2 marks)

(b) Assuming that no resistance forces act on the ball, use an energy method to find the
maximum height reached by the ball.
(3 marks)
(c) An experiment is conducted to confirm the maximum height for the ball calculated in
part (b). In this experiment the ball rises to a height of only 8 metres.
(i) Find the work done against the air resistance force that acts on the ball as it
moves.
(3 marks)
(ii) Assuming that the air resistance force is constant, find its magnitude.
(d) Explain why it is not realistic to model the air resistance as a constant force.

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(2 marks)
(1 mark)

3 The diagram shows a uniform rod, AB, of mass 10 kg and length 5 metres. The rod is held in
equilibrium in a horizontal position, by a support at C and a light vertical rope attached to A,
where AC is 2 metres.
A
Rope

2m

Support

(a) Draw and label a diagram to show the forces acting on the rod.

(1 mark)

(b) Show that the tension in the rope is 24.5 N.

(3 marks)

(c) A package of mass m kg is suspended from B . The tension in the rope has to be
doubled to maintain equilibrium.
(i) Find m .

(4 marks)

(ii) Find the magnitude of the force exerted on the rod by the support.

(3 marks)

(d) Explain how you have used the fact that the rod is uniform in your solution.

(1 mark)

4 A particle of mass m is suspended from a fixed point O by a light inextensible string of


length l . The particle hangs in equilibrium at the point P vertically below O . The particle is
then set into motion with a horizontal velocity U so that it moves in a complete vertical
circle with centre O . The point Q on the circle is such that POQ 60, as shown in the
diagram.

O
60
Q

l
P

(a) Find, in terms of g, l and U, the speed of the particle at Q .

(4 marks)

(b) Find, in terms of g, l, m and U, the tension in the string when the particle is at Q .
(5 marks)
(c) Find, in terms of g, l, m and U, the tension in the string when the particle returns to P .
(2 marks)
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Turn over

5 The graph shows a model for the resultant horizontal force on a car, which varies as it
accelerates from rest for 20 seconds. The mass of the car is 1200 kg.
Force (N)
2000
800
20

Time (s)

(a) The acceleration of the car at time t seconds is a m s 2 . Show that


2
t
a ,
3 20

for

0 4 t 4 20

(5 marks)

(b) Find an expression for the velocity of the car at time t .

(3 marks)

(c) Find the distance travelled by the car in the 20 seconds.

(4 marks)

(d) An alternative model assumes that the resultant force increases uniformly from 900 to
2100 newtons during the 20 seconds. Which term in your expression for the velocity
would change as a result of this modification? Explain why.
(2 marks)

6 A car of mass 1200 kg travels round a roundabout on a horizontal, circular path at a constant
speed of 14 m s 1 . The radius of the circle is 50 metres. Assume that there is no resistance
to the motion of the car and that the car can be modelled as a particle.
(a) A friction force, directed towards the centre of the roundabout, acts on the car as it
moves. Show that the magnitude of this friction force is 4704 N.
(4 marks)
(b) The coefficient of friction between the car and the road is m . Show that m 5 0:4 .
(3 marks)

7 A particle of mass 20 kg moves along a straight horizontal line. At time


pt seconds the
velocity of the particle is n m s 1 . A resistance force of magnitude 10 n newtons acts on
the particle while it is moving. At time t 0 the velocity of the particle is 25 m s 1 .
(a) Show that, at time t

n


t 2

20
4

(b) State the value of t when the particle comes to rest.


END OF QUESTIONS
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(7 marks)
(1 mark)

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