Mechanics questions | form five Physics

1. How does projectile motion differ from uniform circular motion?
2. A rifle shoots a bullet with a muzzle velocity of 1000m/s at a small target 200m away. How high above the target must the rifle be aimed so that the bullet will hit the target?

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1. Where does the object strike the ground when thrown horizontally with a velocity of 15m/s from the top of a 40m high building?
2. Find the speed of travel when a man jumps a maximum horizontal distance of 1m spending a minimum time on the ground.

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What is meant by the following terms as used in simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.)?

1. Periodic motion.
2. Sketch a labeled graph that represents the total energy of a particle executing simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.).

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1. List four important properties of a particle executing simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.).
2. Sketch a labeled graph that represents the total energy of a particle executing simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.).

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The periodic time of a body executing S.H.M. is 4 seconds. How much time interval from time, t = 0 will its displacement be half its amplitude?

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