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5 images are formed when two mirrors are inclined at an angle between them. Determine the angle of inclination.
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5 images are formed when two mirrors are inclined at an angle between them. Determine the angle of inclination.
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A stone of mass 450g is rotated in a vertical circle at 3 revolutions per second. If the string has a length of 1.5m,
determine:
(i) the...
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A stone of mass 450g is rotated in a vertical circle at 3 revolutions per second. If the string has a length of 1.5m,
determine:
(i) the linear velocity
(ii) The tension of the string at positions A and B.
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Two equal masses travel towards each other on a frictionless air track at speeds of 60cm/s and 40cm /s. They stick together on impact.
What is...
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Two equal masses travel towards each other on a frictionless air track at speeds of 60cm/s and 40cm /s. They stick together on impact.

What is the velocity of the masses after impact?
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May 31, 2019
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The graph below shows the variation of force with distance for a body being towed.
Calculate the total work done on the body.
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The graph below shows the variation of force with distance for a body being towed.

Calculate the total work done on the body.
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Two gear wheel have a 80 teeth (driven) and 20 teeth (driving) and lock with each other. They are fastened on axles of
equal diameters such...
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Two gear wheel have a 80 teeth (driven) and 20 teeth (driving) and lock with each other. They are fastened on axles of
equal diameters such that a weight of 150N attached to a string round one axle will just raise 450N on the other axle.
Calculate
(i) M.A
(ii) V.R
(iii) Efficiency of the machine.
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The figure below shows a car braking system. The brake fluid is an oily liquid.
The brake drum rotates with the wheel of the car.
(i) Explain...
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The figure below shows a car braking system. The brake fluid is an oily liquid.

The brake drum rotates with the wheel of the car.
(i) Explain how pushing the brake pedal makes the brake rub against the drum.
(ii) The cross-sectional area of the master piston is 2.0cm2. A force of 140N is applied to the master piston.
(I) Calculate the pressure created in the brake fluid by the master piston.
(II) The cross-sectional area of each slave piston is 2.8cm2. Calculate the force exerted on each slave piston by the brake fluid.
(III) The force exerted on the master piston is greater than the force applied by the foot on the brake pedal. Using the principle of moments, explain this
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May 31, 2019
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The figure below shows a bottle opener.
A force of 30N is applied at a distance of 11cm from the pivot P. The force F on...
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The figure below shows a bottle opener.

A force of 30N is applied at a distance of 11cm from the pivot P. The force F on the bottle cap of 1.5cm from the pivot P. Calculate the force F on the edge of the cap.
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May 31, 2019
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A heater is rated 3kW, 240V. The fuses available are marked 10A, 13A and 20A. Which fuse is most suitable?
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A heater is rated 3kW, 240V. The fuses available are marked 10A, 13A and 20A. Which fuse is most suitable?
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May 30, 2019
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How many electric iron boxes rated 1000W could be safely connected to a 240V mains circuit fitted with a 13A fuse?
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How many electric iron boxes rated 1000W could be safely connected to a 240V mains circuit fitted with a 13A fuse?
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A ferromagnetic material is being magnetised by single stroking method. On the axes provided, sketch a graph to show how
the strength of the magnet being...
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A ferromagnetic material is being magnetised by single stroking method. On the axes provided, sketch a graph to show how
the strength of the magnet being created varies with number of strokes.

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A metal cube weighs 1.0N in air and 0.8N when totally immersed in water.
Calculate
(i) Volume of water it displaces.
(ii) the density of the cube
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A metal cube weighs 1.0N in air and 0.8N when totally immersed in water.
Calculate
(i) Volume of water it displaces.
(ii) the density of the cube
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A boy on a bicycle accelerated uniformly at 1m/s2 for 10 seconds from an initial velocity of 4m/s. Calculate the distance travelled in this time.
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A boy on a bicycle accelerated uniformly at 1m/s2 for 10 seconds from an initial velocity of 4m/s. Calculate the distance travelled in this time.
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The figure below shows a funnel dipped into a liquid soap solution.
Explain what happens to the soap bubble when the soap is removed.
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The figure below shows a funnel dipped into a liquid soap solution.

Explain what happens to the soap bubble when the soap is removed.
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A solid displaces 8.5cm³ of liquid when floating on a certain liquid and 11.5cm³ when fully submerged with liquid. The
density of solid in 0.8g/cm³, determine:-
i)...
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A solid displaces 8.5cm³ of liquid when floating on a certain liquid and 11.5cm³ when fully submerged with liquid. The
density of solid in 0.8g/cm³, determine:-
i) Upthrust on the solid when floating.
ii) Density of the liquid.
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May 30, 2019
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The figure below shows an empty beaker placed on the top of a pan calibrated in grammes. 50ml of alcohol of density 0.8g/cm3 was added...
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The figure below shows an empty beaker placed on the top of a pan calibrated in grammes. 50ml of alcohol of density 0.8g/cm3 was added to the beaker.

Show on the figure the new pointer position.
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A motor car is uniformly retarded and brought to rest from a speed of 108 km/h in 15 sec. Find its acceleration.
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A motor car is uniformly retarded and brought to rest from a speed of 108 km/h in 15 sec. Find its acceleration.
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A man has 2m³ of concrete delivered to his home and he needed to carry it down in a wheelbarrow. If each barrow load weighs...
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A man has 2m³ of concrete delivered to his home and he needed to carry it down in a wheelbarrow. If each barrow load weighs 2500N, how many trips will he have to make?
(Density of concrete = 3000kgm-3).
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May 30, 2019
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The figure below shows a ray of white light dispersed in a triangular prism. The speed of violet light in the prism in 1.88 ×...
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The figure below shows a ray of white light dispersed in a triangular prism. The speed of violet light in the prism in 1.88 × 108m/s.

a) Explain how glass disperses white light into red and violet bands.
b) Determine the refractive index of the prism material for light (take speed of light in vacuum = 3×108m/s
c) Show on the figure the critical angle C for violet light and determine its value.
d) Given that r =21.5° determine the angle
e) On the same figure, sketch the part of red light after white light strikes the prism if the prism was replaced by another of
similar shape but lower refractive index. (Use a dotted line for the answer)
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Figure below shows a simple barometer.
a) What is the region A?
b) What keeps the mercury in the tube?
c) What is the value of the...
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Figure below shows a simple barometer.

a) What is the region A?
b) What keeps the mercury in the tube?
c) What is the value of the atmospheric pressure being shown by the barometer?
d) What would happen to the reading if the barometer were taken up a high mountain.
e) Give a reason for (d) above.
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The diagram below shows a section of a micrometer screw gauge.
The thimble of the micrometer screw gauge is rotated through two and half revolutions in...
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The diagram below shows a section of a micrometer screw gauge.

The thimble of the micrometer screw gauge is rotated through two and half revolutions in the clockwise direction in order to measure the diameter of a marble. State the diameter of the marble if the instrument had a negative error of
0.03mm.
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