Leaving Cert Applied Maths Higher Level 1973
Question 1
A cyclist has a maximum acceleration of 
m/s
, a maximum speed of 
m/s and a maximum deceleration of 
m/s. The cyclist wishes to travel a distance 
from rest to rest in the shortest time. Find the time taken in the two cases
(i) 
m and
(ii) 
m.
Draw a rough velocity-time graph for each case and explain why 
m is a critical distance.
Question 2
A perfectly elastic particle falls vertically with speed 
on to a smooth plane inclined at an angle 
to the horizontal, and rebounds, hopping down the plane.
i) Write down its displacement 
from the point of contact after time 
in terms of 
and 
, where is drawn directly down the plane.
ii) Show that the length of the first hop is 
and that
iii) the length of the second hop is double this.
Question 3
A ship 
is steaming with velocity 
m/s where 
where and are point East and North, respectively. At midday a second ship 
has a position 
km with respect to .
i) Find the minimum speed must have if it is to intercept .
ii) If the maximum speed of is in fact 
m/s, show that it can steer in either of two directions to intercept and
iii) calculate the two times of interception.
Question 4
The diagram shows a light inelastic string with one end connected to a fixed point 
of a ceiling, passing under a heavy movable pulley 
of mass 
kg and then over a fixed pulley 
attached to the ceiling. To the other end 
of the string is attached a particle of mass kg hanging freely.
i) Show in separate diagrams the forces acting on the particle and on the pulley when they are released from rest.
ii) Show that the acceleration of is double that of ,
iii) and calculate the acceleration of and
iv) the tension in the string. (Neglect the inertia of both pulleys).
Question 5
A particle of mass kg hangs freely from the end of a light inextensible string of length 
m which is attached at the other end to a fixed point 
. The particle is then projected horizontally with speed 
m/s.
i) Show in a diagram the forces acting on the particle when 
is inclined at an angle 
to the downward vertical assuming that it has a speed m/s at that point.
ii) Use conservation of energy to determine and
iii) express the tension in the string in terms of .
iv) Find where the particle comes to instantaneous rest and
v) show that the tension in the string is then 
N.
Question 6
A light string 
is attached to fixed points at its ends 
and , so that is vertically below . Particles of weights 
N and 
N are attached to the string at and , respectively, and a horizontal force 
newtons is applied to the particle at so that the string is in equilibrium in a vertical plane through 
with 
and 
. Show in a separate diagrams the forces acting on the two particles and prove that 
N.
Question 7
An equilateral triangle is 
is formed from three uniform rods, each of length 
and weight 
, freely jointed at their ends. The triangle is freely suspended by a string attached to the midpoint of 
so that it hangs symmetrically under gravity with vertically below . Show in separate diagrams the forces acting on and 
, and calculate the horizontal and vertical components of the reactions at .
Question 8
i) Prove that the moments of inertia of a uniform circular disc of radius 
m and mass 
kg about an axis 
through its centre and perpendicular to the disc is kg m.
ii) Such a disc can rotate freely about the axis which is fixed horizontally. A light inextensible string is wound around the rim of the disc with one end attached to it, and to the other end is tied a particle 
of mass kg which hangs vertically. If the system is released from rest, show that the speed of is 
m/s after it has descended a distance 
m.
Question 9
An engine pulls a train along a level track against a resistance which at any time is 
times the momentum. The engine works at a constant power 
, where 
is the total mass of the train and engine and , 
are constants. Show that the equation of motion of the train is
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and find the time taken to increase speed from to 
.
Question 10
a) State the principle of Archimedes.
b) A solid hemisphere of radius is help submerged in a liquid of density 
with its plane face horizontal and uppermost at a distance below the free surface of the liquid. Calculate the magnitude, direction and line of action of
i) the force exerted by the liquid on the plane face,
ii) the total force exerted by the liquid on the surface of the solid.
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