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CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)

Data was collected from a car collision experiment where a 1200 kg car was driven into a solid wall. Table 1 shows the force on the car at different times.

Use the data to plot a graph showing how the force on the car varies with time.

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  1. 1(b)(i)What physical quantity is represented by the area under the graph?[3 marks]
  2. 1(b)(ii)If the area under the graph is 186 one-centimetre squares what is the value of this quantity using the units given?[3 marks]
  3. 1(c)Find the speed of the car just before impact, assuming it came to rest in contact with the wall.[2 marks]
  4. 1(d)What was the maximum acceleration experienced by the car?[2 marks]

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