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Winter (Oct/Nov) 2024Paper 3

A small ball is released from rest at time t = 0 in front of a vertical ruler. A multi-flash photograph is taken of the ball at t = 0 and every 0.050s from then on. The distance s fallen by the ball is related to the acceleration g of the ball and t by $ s = \frac{1}{2}gt^{2} $.…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2023Paper 1

A ball X moving with speed v collides with an identical ball Y that is initially at rest. The collision is perfectly elastic. Which of the following are correct for the speed of X and the speed of Y after the collision? A. 𣍁𩿨𦥖𩬟𠭹𤗺𪉆𡀇𧗈𢇚𩷼𩶸𩐋𩰒𩫲𩳵𩷃𩂱𩽾𩇛𩬞𩇝𩇮𩇜𩬎𩫻𩇴𩫓�…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2022Paper 2

A raindrop falls vertically from rest. (a) State the initial acceleration of the raindrop. [1] 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000…

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