Preview - Ap Physics 1 Mechanics

Maze Travel!

Your job now is to negotiate Maze 1 and 2. Remember, you must dock the spaceship safely. 

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

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Explain the process you went through to find your solution to the previous question. What did you try first? What did you notice? What did you then have to change? etc. Try to explain your thinking.

How would you get the ship to accelerate up and to the right? Draw the 2 force vectors on the ship. Also, draw the resultant force on the ship. 

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Again, explain the process you went through to find your solution to the previous question. Explain your thinking.

Now switch the maze to "none horizontal." Play around and try to get to the station as fast as possible (in terms of ticks). How did you do this? How many ticks did it take?

 

Keep the maze on "none horizontal." Now try to get to the station as slowly as possible (in terms of ticks). How did you do this? How many ticks did it take?

 

Sketch two force vs time graphs. One for the minimum time travel and one for the maximum time travel from the last two questions. Label the ticks on the x-axis for the middle and end of each graph. 

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Write out the impulse equation for the left engine firing for a time, t. Write out the impulse equation for the right engine firing for a time, t. Remember the direction matters in the equation!
 

Assume the rocket is 5kg and is moving at 4m/s to the right. The left engine is now fired which applies a 1N force and is kept on for 15 seconds. What will the final velocity be?

Assume the rocket is 5kg and is moving at 4m/s to the right. This time, the right engine is fired which applies a 1N force and is kept on for 15 seconds. What will the final velocity be?

Notes

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