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CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a) Working

A steel ball bearing falls from rest, and its distance (y) and time (t) are measured using electronic timing. The data is provided in Table 1.

Working for determination of g.

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  1. 1(a)Use the data to plot a suitable straight line graph (on page 5) to determine the value of, g, the acceleration of free fall.[6 marks]
  2. 1(b)On the axes below sketch graphs (using down as positive) to show how the acceleration, a, velocity, v, and displacement, y, of the falling steel bearing vary…[3 marks]
  3. 1(c)Using g = 9.8 m s⁻² rather than the value from (a), find the velocity of the steel bearing after it has fallen a distance of 0.90 m.[3 marks]

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