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Physics 5054/21October/November 2012

Cambridge O-Level · Theory · worked solutions for every part, with the mark scheme

11
questions
75
marks
105
minutes

Topics Forces · Current, Voltage and Resistance · Energy, Work and Power · Electric Circuits · Physical Quantities and Measurement · [Legacy] Temperature and Thermometry · +12 more

Q1ForcesPhysical Quantities and MeasurementFree sample

A parachutist of total weight 950 N falls vertically at a constant velocity of 6.5 m / s.

(a)

State the size and direction of the resistive (drag) force acting on the parachutist.

size of resistive force: ______
direction of resistive force: ______

2M
(b)

At a certain height, the wind starts to blow and the parachutist moves horizontally at a velocity of 4.5 m / s as he continues to fall.

Use a graphical method to add together the horizontal and the vertical velocities to determine the size of the resultant velocity of the parachutist. Label the velocities and state the scale that you use.

size of velocity = ______
scale = ______

3M

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