FUTA Physics 2014/2015 Past Questions

A force (15i - 16j + 27k)N is added to a force (23j - 40k)N. What is the magnitude of the resultant?

Which of the following statements is /are correct about an object in equilibrium Under parallel forces? I. The total force in one direction equals the total force in the opposite direction II. The body must not rotate III. The resolved components along the x-axis equals the resolved components along the y-axis.

A car moving with a speed of 90km/h was brought to rest in 10 s by the application of the brakes. How far did the car travel after the brakes were applied

A metre rule is found to balance at the 48cm mark. When a body of mass 60g is suspended at the 6cm mark. the balance point is found to be at the 30cm mark. Find the mass of the metre rule.

A ball of mass 0.1kg moving horizontal velocity of 15m/s is hot into a wooden block of mass 0.4kg lying at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. Find their common velocity after impact.

A body of mass 2kg moves with a velocity of 10m/s. Neglecting air resistance, determine the kinetic energy of the body.

Three forces of magnitude 15N, 10N and 5N act on a particle in the direction which make 120° with one another. Find the resultant and the angle the resultant makes with the x-axis.

Which of the following statements best defines a couple?

A force F = (5i + 3j)N acts on a body and causes a displacement r = (7i - j)m. Determine the work done.

A force of 0.6N acts on a body of mass 40g, initially at rest. What is the resulting acceleration?

Which of the following statements is not correct about stable equilibrium?

A body is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 9.78m/s. How high does it travel before it comes to rest momentarily at the top of it's motion? (g = 9.78m/a²)

Calculate the time taken for a car to cover a distance of 125m if the initial speed is 5m/s and it has a constant acceleration of 1m/s²

Calculate the braking force to bring a body of mass 1 kg to rest from 25m/s on a Level ground in 60m with uniform retardation.

A drop hammer is lifted to a height of 50m above the ground and then allowed to fall from rest on to a forging at ground level. Calculate the downward velocity of the hammer when it strikes the forging. (g = 10m/s²).

A uniform rod of weight 10N is balanced at A is removed to point 30cm from A. What force must be applied at A to balance the rod horizontally?

An equilateral triangular lamina has each side equal to 50cm. How far is the centre of gravity from each vertex?

A man can row a boat at 13 m/s in still water. If he aims at crossing to the opposite bank of a river flowing at 5m/s, at what angle to the bank of the river must he row the boat?

The lower and upper fixed points of a thermometer are 30mm and 180mm respectively. Calculate the temperature in degrees celsius when the thermometer reads 45mm.

An immersion heater rated 400W, 220V is used to heat a liquid ofm ass 0.5kg. If the temperature of the liquid increases uniformly at the rate ot 2.5°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the liquid assuming no heat loss.