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Date May 2017 Marks available 5 Reference code 17M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_11
Level Additional Higher Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Determine Question number H_11 Adapted from N/A

Question

Xavier, the parachutist, jumps out of a plane at a height of h metres above the ground. After free falling for 10 seconds his parachute opens. His velocity, vms1, t seconds after jumping from the plane, can be modelled by the function

v(t)={9.8t,0t10981+(t10)2,t>10

His velocity when he reaches the ground is 2.8 ms1.

Find his velocity when t=15.

[2]
a.

Calculate the vertical distance Xavier travelled in the first 10 seconds.

[2]
b.

Determine the value of h.

[5]
c.

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

v(15)=981+(1510)2     (M1)

v(15)=19.2 (ms1)     A1

[2 marks]

a.

1009.8tdt    (M1)

=490 (m)     A1

[2 marks]

b.

981+(t10)2=2.8     (M1)

t=44.985 (s)     A1

h=490+44.9...10981+(t10)2dt    (M1)(A1)

h=906 (m)     A1

[5 marks]

c.

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