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CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)(ii)

A boy jumps off a flat-bed truck that is 2.2 m high. The initial velocity of the boy is 1.6 m s⁻¹ at an angle 20° above the horizontal.

Calculate the time taken for the boy to reach the ground.

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  1. 4(a)(i)State the conditions necessary for a body to be in equilibrium under the action of coplanar forces.[1 mark]
  2. 4(a)(ii)Find the tension in the cord and the magnitude of F.[7 marks]
  3. 4(b)(i)State the horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity.[1 mark]
  4. 4(b)(iii)How far horizontally from the truck does the boy land?[8 marks]

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