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A lift descends with a downward acceleration equal to g. The apparent weight of a passenger standing inside is:Read the answer and worked solution →A 0.2 kg ball strikes the floor vertically at 10 m s⁻¹ and rebounds at 8 m s⁻¹. The magnitude of the impulse imparted by the floor on the ball is:Read the answer and worked solution →The optimum (design) speed for a car on a frictionless road banked at 45° along a curve of radius 100 m is (g = 10 m s⁻²):Read the answer and worked solution →Cartesian sign convention: positive or negative?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: the sign conventionRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the condition for total internal reflectionRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every example of total internal reflectionRead the answer and worked solution →Critical angleRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: optical fibresRead the answer and worked solution →Match each formula to what it describesRead the answer and worked solution →Converging or diverging?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of lens powerRead the answer and worked solution →Lenses in contactRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: solve a mirror problemRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Match each instrument to its magnifying powerRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: optical instrumentsRead the answer and worked solution →Which instrument does this belong to?Read the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every statement true of refractionRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the prism relationRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: symbol with meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Reading the laws backRead the answer and worked solution →Order the reasoning: why an optical fibre worksRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: mirrors and lensesRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: instrumentsRead the answer and worked solution →Which quantity is being described?Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

A lift descends with a downward acceleration equal to g. The apparent weight of a passenger standing inside is:

  1. zero
  2. twice mg
  3. equal to mg
  4. half of mg
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Correct answer: A. zero

Apparent weight N = m(g − a). With downward acceleration a = g, N = 0 — the passenger is in free fall and feels weightless.

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A 0.2 kg ball strikes the floor vertically at 10 m s⁻¹ and rebounds at 8 m s⁻¹. The magnitude of the impulse imparted by the floor on the ball is:

  1. 3.6 N s
  2. 2.0 N s
  3. 1.6 N s
  4. 0.4 N s
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Correct answer: A. 3.6 N s

Taking upward as positive, impulse = m(v_up − v_down) = 0.2[8 − (−10)] = 0.2×18 = 3.6 N s.

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The optimum (design) speed for a car on a frictionless road banked at 45° along a curve of radius 100 m is (g = 10 m s⁻²):

  1. 31.6 m s⁻¹
  2. 10.0 m s⁻¹
  3. 45.0 m s⁻¹
  4. 22.4 m s⁻¹
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Correct answer: A. 31.6 m s⁻¹

On a frictionless banked curve the design speed satisfies tanθ = v²/(rg), so v = √(rg tanθ) = √(100×10×tan45°) = √1000 ≈ 31.6 m s⁻¹.

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