OCR M2 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicProjectiles

6 A small ball \(B\) is projected with speed \(14 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle of elevation \(30 ^ { \circ }\) from a point \(O\) on a horizontal plane, and moves freely under gravity.
  1. Calculate the height of \(B\) above the plane when moving horizontally.
    \(B\) has mass 0.4 kg . At the instant when \(B\) is moving horizontally it receives an impulse of magnitude \(I \mathrm { Ns }\) in its direction of motion which immediately increases the speed of \(B\) to \(15 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Calculate \(I\). For the instant when \(B\) returns to the plane, calculate
  3. the speed and direction of motion of \(B\),
  4. the time of flight, and the distance of \(B\) from \(O\).