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12 questions

SA-FM-C1-G011 markL1 FoundationNon-calculatorWalls

A ball hits a wall at

8

m s

^{-1}

with

e=0.25

. Find its rebound speed.

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SA-FM-C1-Q011 markL1 FoundationNon-calculatorRestitution

A perfectly elastic collision has

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SA-FM-C1-X011 markL1 FoundationNon-calculatorWalls

A ball hits a wall at

6

m s⁻¹ with

e=0.5

. Find its rebound speed.

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SA-FM-C1-X041 markL1 FoundationNon-calculatorRestitution

3

kg trolley at

4

m s⁻¹ hits a

1

kg trolley at rest and they couple together (

e=0

). Find their common speed.

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SA-FM-C1-0013 marksL2 StandardNon-calculatorRestitution

Sphere A (

2

kg,

5

m s

^{-1}

) hits sphere B (

3

kg, at rest) directly with

e=\frac12

. Find B's speed afterwards.

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SA-FM-C1-0022 marksL2 StandardNon-calculatorEnergy loss

In the last question, find the kinetic energy lost in joules.

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SA-FM-C1-0032 marksL2 StandardNon-calculatorWalls

A ball is dropped and hits the floor at

10

m s

^{-1}

, rebounding at

6

m s

^{-1}

. Find

e

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SA-FM-C1-0043 marksL2 StandardNon-calculatorRestitution

Two identical spheres collide head-on, each at

4

m s

^{-1}

, with

e=\frac12

. Find the speed of each afterwards.

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SA-FM-C1-X023 marksL2 StandardNon-calculatorRestitution

Sphere A (

1

kg,

6

m s⁻¹) hits sphere B (

2

kg, at rest) directly with

e=1

. Find B's velocity afterwards.

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SA-FM-C1-X031 markL2 StandardNon-calculatorRestitution

In the same collision, find A's velocity afterwards (positive in A's original direction).

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SA-FM-C1-X052 marksL2 StandardNon-calculatorEnergy loss

Find the kinetic energy lost in that collision, in J.

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SA-FM-C1-0053 marksL4 ChallengingNon-calculatorEnergy loss

A ball is dropped from

5

m onto a floor with

e=\frac12

. Find the height of the first bounce in metres.

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