Edexcel M2 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM2 (Mechanics 2)
TopicProjectiles

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{0ea2267e-6c46-4a4f-9a38-c242de57901d-3_405_718_1169_555} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{figure} During a cricket match, a batsman hits the ball giving it an initial velocity of \(22 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal where \(\sin \alpha = \frac { 7 } { 8 }\). When the batsman strikes the ball it is 1.6 metres above the ground, as shown in Figure 2, and it subsequently moves freely under gravity.
  1. Find, correct to 3 significant figures, the maximum height above the ground reached by the ball. The ball is caught by a fielder when it is 0.2 metres above the ground.
  2. Find the length of time for which the ball is in the air. Assuming that the fielder who caught the ball ran at a constant speed of \(6 \mathrm {~m} \mathrm {~s} ^ { - 1 }\),
  3. find, correct to 3 significant figures, the maximum distance that the fielder could have been from the ball when it was struck.