Edexcel M1 2003 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicSUVAT in 2D & Gravity

3. A competitor makes a dive from a high springboard into a diving pool. She leaves the springboard vertically with a speed of \(4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) upwards. When she leaves the springboard, she is 5 m above the surface of the pool. The diver is modelled as a particle moving vertically under gravity alone and it is assumed that she does not hit the springboard as she descends. Find
  1. her speed when she reaches the surface of the pool,
  2. the time taken to reach the surface of the pool.
  3. State two physical factors which have been ignored in the model.