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6677
Edexcel GCE
Mechanics M1
Advanced/Advanced Subsidiary
Monday 13 January 2003 A!ernoon
"i#e$ 1 hour 30 #inu!es
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Answer Book (AB16) Nil
Mathematical Formulae (Lilac)
Graph Paper (AG!)
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+
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A #ooklet 2Mathematical Formulae an' tatistical 3a#les4 is pro-i'e'+
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1- A railwa( truck P of mass !666 k& is mo-in& alon& a strai&ht hori9ontal track with spee'
16 m s
1
+ 3he truck P colli'es with a truck Q of mass 8666 k&% which is at rest on the same
track+ "mme'iatel( after the collision Q mo-es with spee' : m s
1
+ ;alculate
(a) the spee' of P imme'iatel( after the collision%
637
(b) the ma&nitu'e of the impulse e$erte' #( P on Q 'urin& the collision+
627

2- 2i+ure 1
B
1! N

O X N C
1 N
A
"n Fi&+ 1% AOC / 06 an' BOC / + A particle at O is in e.uili#rium un'er the action of
three coplanar forces+ 3he three forces ha-e ma&nitu'e 1 N% 1! N an' X N an' act alon& OA%
OB an' OC respecti-el(+ ;alculate
(a) the -alue% to one 'ecimal place% of %
637
(b) the -alue% to ! 'ecimal places% of X+
637
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3- A particle P of mass 6+< k& is mo-in& un'er the action of a constant force 2 newtons+ "nitiall(
the -elocit( of P is (6i = !*8) m s
1
an' < s later the -elocit( of P is (1<i > !18) m s
1
+
(a) Fin'% in terms of i an' 8% the acceleration of P+
637
(b) ;alculate the ma&nitu'e of 2+
637
5- 3wo ships P an' Q are mo-in& alon& strai&ht lines with constant -elocities+ "nitiall( P is at a
point O an' the position -ector of Q relati-e to O is (6i > 1!8) km% where i an' 8 are unit
-ectors 'irecte' 'ue east an' 'ue north respecti-el(+ 3he ship P is mo-in& with -elocit(
168 km h
1
an' Q is mo-in& with -elocit( (1i > 68) km h
1
+ At time t hours the position
-ectors of P an' Q relati-e to O are ( km an' % km respecti-el(+
(a) Fin' ( an' % in terms of t+
637
(b) ;alculate the 'istance of Q from P when t / 8+
637
(c) ;alculate the -alue of t when Q is 'ue north of P+
627
9- 2i+ure 1
T N
!6
86
A #o$ of mass 1+: k& is place' on a plane which is incline' at an an&le of 86 to the hori9ontal+
3he coefficient of friction #etween the #o$ an' plane is
8
1
+ 3he #o$ is kept in e.uili#rium #( a
li&ht strin& which lies in a -ertical plane containin& a line of &reatest slope of the plane+ 3he
strin& makes an an&le of !6 with the plane% as shown in Fi&+ !+ 3he #o$ is in limitin&
e.uili#rium an' is a#out to mo-e up the plane+ 3he tension in the strin& is T newtons+ 3he #o$
is mo'elle' as a particle+
Fin' the -alue of T+
6107
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6- 2i+ure 3
8m
C D
A B
6+: m
!m
A uniform ro' AB has len&th 8 m an' wei&ht 1!6 N+ 3he ro' rests in e.uili#rium in a hori9ontal
position% smoothl( supporte' at points C an' D% where AC / 6+: m an' AD / ! m% as shown in
Fi&+ 8+ A particle of wei&ht W newtons is attache' to the ro' at a point E where AE / x metres+
3he ro' remains in e.uili#rium an' the ma&nitu'e of the reaction at C is now twice the
ma&nitu'e of the reaction at D+
(a) how that W /
x 1
66
+
607
(b) ?ence 'e'uce the ran&e of possi#le -alues of x+
627
7- A #all is pro@ecte' -erticall( upwar's with a spee' u m s
1
from a point A which is 1+: m a#o-e
the &roun'+ 3he #all mo-es freel( un'er &ra-it( until it reaches the &roun'+ 3he &reatest hei&ht
attaine' #( the #all is !:+6 m a#o-e A+
(a) how that u / !!+<+
637
3he #all reaches the &roun' T secon's after it has #een pro@ecte' from A+
(b) Fin'% to ! 'ecimal places% the -alue of T+
657
3he &roun' is soft an' the #all sinks !+: cm into the &roun' #efore comin& to rest+ 3he mass of
the #all is 6+6 k&+ 3he &roun' is assume' to e$ert a constant resisti-e force of ma&nitu'e
F newtons+
(c) Fin'% to 8 si&nificant fi&ures% the -alue of F+
667
(d) tate one ph(sical factor which coul' #e taken into account to make the mo'el use' in this
.uestion more realistic+
617
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0- 2i+ure 5
A

B
6+6 m
A particle A of mass 6+1 k& rests on a hori9ontal ta#le an' is attache' to one en' of a li&ht
ine$tensi#le strin&+ 3he strin& passes o-er a small smooth pulle( P fi$e' at the e'&e of the
ta#le+ 3he other en' of the strin& is attache' to a particle B of mass 1+! k& which han&s freel(
#elow the pulle(% as shown in Fi&+ <+ 3he s(stem is release' from rest with the strin& taut an'
with B at a hei&ht of 6+6 m a#o-e the &roun'+ "n the su#se.uent motion A 'oes not reach P
#efore B reaches the &roun'+ "n an initial mo'el of the situation% the ta#le is assume' to #e
smooth+ Asin& this mo'el% fin'
(a) the tension in the strin& #efore B reaches the &roun'%
697
(b) the time taken #( B to reach the &roun'+
637
"n a refinement of the mo'el% it is assume' that the ta#le is rou&h an' that the coefficient of
friction #etween A an' the ta#le is
:
1
+ Asin& this refine' mo'el%

(c) fin' the time taken #( B to reach the &roun'+
607
E.:
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