MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

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Explain why all the velocity arrows in Figure are drawn the same length.

Important Questions on Circular Motion

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A toy train travels at a steady speed of 0.2 ms-1 around a circular track. A and B are two points opposite to one another on the track.

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A toy train travailing around a circular track

(a) Determine the change in the speed of the train as it travels from A to B.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A toy train travels at a steady speed of 0.2 ms-1 around a circular track. A and B are two points opposite to one another on the track.

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A toy train travailing around a circular track

Determine the change in the velocity of the train as it travels from A to B.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Show that the angular speed of the second hand of a clock is about 0.105rads-1.
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

In a washing machine, the clothes are held in cylinder called a drum. The drum has holes in it that allow water to enter the drum and also to drain out of the drum.

The drum of a particular washing machine spins at a rate of 1200 rpm (revolutions per minute).

(a) Determine the number of revolutions per second of the drum.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

In a washing machine, the clothes are held in cylinder called a drum. The drum has holes in it that allow water to enter the drum and also to drain out of the drum.

The drum of a particular washing machine spins at a rate of 1200 rpm (revolutions per minute).

(b) Determine the angular speed of the drum.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
The angular speed of the second hand of a clock is $0.105 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-1}$. If the length of the hand is $1.8 \mathrm{~cm}$, calculate the speed of the tip of the hand as it moves round.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A car travels around a 90° bend in 15 s. The radius of the bend is 50 m.

(a) Determine the angular speed of the car.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A car travels around a 90° bend in 15 s. The radius of the bend is 50 m.

Determine the speed of the car.