AQA A Level Further Maths Paper 3 Mechanics November 2020 question paper

A rigid rod, AB, has mass 2 kg and length 4 metres.

Two particles of masses 5 kg and 3 kg are fixed to A and B respectively to create a composite body, as shown in the diagram.

Find the distance of the centre of mass of the composite body from B.

Circle your answer.

1.5 metres 1.6 metres 2.4 metres 2.5 metres

The tension, T newtons, in a spring is given by T 20e, where e metres is the extension of the spring.

Calculate the work done when the extension is increased from 0.2 metres to 0.4 metres.

Circle your answer.

0.4 J
0.9 J
1.2 J
1.6 J

The speed, v, of a particle moving in a horizontal circle is given by the formula

Show that the dimensions of angular speed are T ¹

A car has mass 1000 kg and travels on a straight horizontal road.

The maximum speed of the car on this road is 48 m s¹

In a simple model, it is assumed that the car experiences a resistance force that is proportional to its speed.

When the car travels at 20 m s¹, the magnitude of the resistance force is 600 newtons.

Show that the maximum power of the car is 69 120 W

Find the maximum acceleration of the car when it is travelling at 25 m s¹

Find the maximum acceleration of the car when it is travelling at 3 m s¹

Comment on the validity of the model in the context of your answers to parts (b) and (c).

A ball, of mass 0.3 kg, is moving on a smooth horizontal surface.

The ball collides with a smooth fixed vertical wall and rebounds.

Before the ball hits the wall, the ball is moving at 4 m s¹ at an angle of 30 to the wall as shown in the diagram.

The magnitude of the force, F newtons, exerted on the ball by the wall at time t seconds is modelled by

where k is a constant.

The ball is in contact with the wall for 0.1 seconds.

Show that the impulse exerted on the ball by the wall while they are in contact has

Fully justify your answer.

Explain why 1 800 000 k 3 600 000

Fully justify your answer.

Given that k 2 400 000

Find the speed of the ball after the collision with the wall.

A particle moves with constant speed on a circular path of radius 2 metres.

The centre of the circle has position vector 2 j metres.

At time t 0, the particle is at the origin and is moving in the positive i direction.

The particle returns to the origin every 4 seconds.

The unit vectors i and j are perpendicular.

Calculate the angular speed of the particle.

Write down an expression for the position vector of the particle at time t seconds.

Find an expression for the acceleration of the particle at time t seconds.

State the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle.

State the time when the acceleration is first directed towards the origin.

In this question use = 98 m s²

A box, of mass 8 kg, is on a rough horizontal surface.

A string attached to the box is used to pull it along the surface.

The string is inclined at an angle of 40 above the horizontal.

The tension in the string is 50 newtons.

The coefficient of friction between the box and the surface is 0.4

By using an energy method, find x.

Describe how the model could be refined to obtain a more realistic value of x and use an energy argument to explain whether this would increase or decrease the value of x.

A ladder has length 4 metres and mass 20 kg

The ladder rests in equilibrium with one end on a horizontal surface and the ladder resting on the top of a vertical wall.

In this position the ladder is on the point of slipping.

The top of the wall is 1.5 metres above the horizontal surface.

The angle between the ladder and the horizontal surface is , as shown in the

The coefficient of friction between the ladder and the wall is 0.5

The coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground is also 0.5

Show that

stating clearly any assumptions you make.