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3.2 Kinematics

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Question 4

A stone is projected from the origin O O\,O with velocity U ms−1U \text{ ms}^{-1}U ms−1 at an angle α \alpha\,α to the horizontal. The stone's coordinates (x,y)(x, y)(x,y) at time t t\,t are relative to OOO.

a.

Show that

y=xtan⁡α−gx22U2cos⁡2α y = x \tan \alpha - \frac{g x^2}{2 U^2 \cos^2 \alpha} y=xtanα−2U2cos2αgx2​
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b.

Given that α=30∘\alpha = 30^\circα=30∘ and that when x=12x = 12x=12, y=3y = 3y=3, find the speed of the stone at the point where x=12x = 12x=12 and y=3y = 3y=3.

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3.2 Kinematics Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /3.2 Kinematics

260 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 3.2 Kinematics, covering 3.2.1 Language of kinematics, 3.2.2 Graphs in kinematics, 3.2.3 Displacement-time and velocity-time graphs, 3.2.4 Constant acceleration formulae, 3.2.5 Constant acceleration in two dimensions (A-level only), 3.2.6 Non-uniform acceleration in one dimension (A-level only), 3.2.7 Non-uniform acceleration in two dimensions (A-level only), 3.2.8 Motion under gravity using vectors (A-level only), and 3.2.9 Projectiles (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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