OCR MEI Paper 1 2021 November — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicSUVAT in 2D & Gravity

10 A ball is thrown upwards with a velocity of \(29.4 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\).
  1. Show that the ball reaches its maximum height after 3 s .
  2. Sketch a velocity-time graph for the first 5 s of motion.
  3. Calculate the speed of the ball 5 s after it is thrown. A second ball is thrown at \(u \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle of \(\alpha ^ { \circ }\) above the horizontal. It reaches the same maximum height as the first ball.
  4. Use this information to write down
    • the vertical component of the second ball's initial velocity,
    • the time taken for the second ball to reach its greatest height.
    This second ball reaches its greatest height at a point which is 48 m horizontally from the point of projection.
  5. Calculate the values of \(u\) and \(\alpha\).