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FORM FIVE: Chapter 1

1.1 Resultant Force
Paper 1: Objective questions section
Year 1985
A. B.

Fig. 13
29 Fig. 13 shows the four main forces acting on an aeroplane when it is flying. If the C. D.
aeroplane is flying at a constant velocity and at a fixed height, which of the following
would be true of these forces? Year 1995
I All the forces are acting at the centre of gravity of the aeroplane. 4. A ship is pulled by two boats. Each boat applies a force, F, about an angle 30 to the
II The resultant force on the aeroplane is zero. direction of motion of the ship as in Diagram 2. The resistance experienced by the ship
III The magnitude of the lift is the same as that of the weight of the aeroplane. as the instant being pulled is R. What is the resultant force that causes the ship to move?
IV The thrust is bigger than the drag on the aeroplane.
A. I, II, III only B. I, III only
C. II, IV only D. IV only
E. I, II, III, IV

Year 1993
32. A helicopter rises vertically from the earth’s surface with a constant acceleration. Diagram 2
Among the followings which is (are) true? A. 2F cos 30° + R B. 2F cos 60 ° - R
I The thrust of the helicopter is same as the total weight of the pilot and the helicopter C. 2F sin 30° + R D. 2F cos 30° - R
II The gravitational force exerting on the pilot increase
III The resultant force acting on the pilot is zero 3. Three vectors a, b and c are related by a vector equation c = a – b. Among the
IV The pilot feels his weight increasing followings which represents the vector diagram for the vector equation?
A. I, II, III only B. I, III only
C. II, IV only D. IV only
E. I, II, III, IV

Year 1994

A. B.

Diagram 2
4. Two forces, 3 N and 4 N, act on point P as shown in Diagram 2. Among the following
vector diagrams which one shows the resultant force, F, for the two forces?
C. D.
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Year 1996

Diagram 7 Which relationship between the forces is true?

14. Diagram 7 shows two horizontal forces of magnitude 20 N respectively, act on a body A. F = G B. F < G
P of mass 8 kg. If the angle between the two forces is 60°, the acceleration of body P, C. U = W D. U > W
in m s-2 is …
A. 4.33 B. 2.50 Year 2005
C. 2.16 D. 1.25 9. The diagram shows forces, F1 and F2, exerted on wooden block placed on a table
surface. The friction between the block and the table surface is 2 N.
Year 1998
12. Two forces, P and Q which are perpendicular to each other with magnitudes of 10 N
and 12 N respectively act on an object. What are the magnitude and the direction of the
resultant force on the object?
A. 2.0 N at 39.8° about force Q B. 22.0 N at 45.0° about force Q
C. 31.2 N at 20.1° about force P D. 15.6 N at 50.2° about force P Which pair of forces F1 and F2 causes the wooden block to move with an acceleration?
F1 / N F2 / N
A. 5 7
B. 3 5
C. 6 4
D. 3 2
E. 4 1
Diagram 10

22. Among the followings which one represents the vector, QS as shown in Diagram 10? Year 2007
    6. Diagram 3 shows a car on tow.
A. QR - QP B. QR - PQ
   
C. RQ + PQ D. RQ + QP

Year 1999
Diagram 3
4. A hot air balloon of mass 400 kg and carrying three passengers of total mass 200 kg
Which of the following vector diagrams represents the resultant force, F, which acts on
floats in the air at constant height. What is the upthrust of the hot air balloon?
the car?
A. 0 N B. 4000 N
C. 6000 N D. 12000 N

Year 2003
10. The diagram shows an aeroplane accelerating at a constant height.
A. B.

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C. A train moves with constant velocity

C. D.

Year 2012
4. Diagram 1 shows a stationary object when forces F1, F2, F3 and F4 are applied. D. A submarine stays stationary at a certain depth

Year 2016
11. Diagram 5 shows three forces, F1, F2 and F3 acting on a brick. The brick moves with
an acceleration, a m s-2, in the direction shown.

Diagram 1
Which statement is correct? Diagram 5
A. F1 > F2 B. F1 < F2 Which is correct about the forces?
C. F3 = F4 D. F4 > F3 A. F1 + F2 = F3 B. F1 + F2 > F3
C. F2 + F3 > F1 D. F1 + F3 > F2
Year 2014
5. The balanced forces that act on the moving object could make the object
A. decelerates B. accelerates
C. change the direction of motion D. moves with constant velocity

6. Which diagram shows the unbalanced forces acting on an object?

A. A car stops at a junction

B. An aeroplane take off from the runaway

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Paper 2: Structured questions section a) As the announcement is made, there are four forces, F1, F2, F3 and F4, acting on the
aircraft as shown in Diagram 2.
Year 1993 i) Name force F1 and F2.
Physical quantities Types of quantity S.I. unit ii) State the relationship among all the forces.
Density Scalar Kg m-3 b) By using the principle of conservation of momentum, explain how force F1 is
Momentum ………………………… ………………………… produced.
Electric charge ………………………… ………………………… c)i) What is the velocity of the aircraft in unit m s-1.
Table 1 ii) Calculate the momentum of the aircraft if the mass is 5.0  104 kg.
1a) Complete Table 1 by writing the type of quantity and S.I. unit in the relevant spaces.
Year 1996

Diagram 1
b) Two forces which have magnitudes of 3 N and 4 N respectively act on a body Y in the
directions as shown in Diagram 1. Body Y is placed on a horizontal and smooth
surface. Both the forces are parallel to the surface.
i) On Diagram 1, draw a scaled diagram for the resultant force of forces 3 N and 4 N. Diagram 2
2. Diagram 2 shows a kid riding a bicycle with constant velocity on a flat road. The total
then determine the magnitude of the resultant force.
The magnitude of the resultant force: ………………………. N force acting downwards on the kid and the bicycle is 650 N. The normal at the front
ii) If body Y has a mass of 20 kg, calculate the acceleration produced by the resultant tyre is 300 N whereas the thrust produced by the kid is 200 N.
a) Calculate the normal, P, on the rear tyre. [2 marks]
force.
iii) State the direction and the magnitude of a force that is needed to be exerted on body Y b) Why the total resistance, Q, must be same with 200 N at that instant? [2 marks]
so that the body is in the state of equilibrium. c) What will happen if the thrust is increased uniformly? Please mark () for your answer
in the box provided.
Year 1994  Acceleration increases
 Resistance is constant
 Normal decreases [1 mark]
d) Why is a student thrown forward when the bicycle rode by him hits an obstacle?
[1 mark]
e) Explain why a student will experience severe injury if he falls onto a hard road
compared onto a soft ground. [2 marks]

Year 2008
Diagram 2 5. Diagram 5.1 shows two boys pushing a large box. After some time, the box still
2. An aircraft is flying from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching. During the flight the captain of remains stationary.
the aeroplane makes an announcement as follow:
“This aircraft is flying above the South China Sea with a constant speed of 540 km h-1
at a constant height of 10 km from the sea level.”
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Diagram 5.1 Diagram 11.3

Diagram 5.2 shows an aircraft moving forward with a uniform velocity at a constant By using the forces acting on the car, explain how the car can moves with
height. i) a constant velocity
ii) an acceleration [4 marks]

Diagram 5.2
a) Based on the situation in Diagram 5.1 and the situation in Diagram 5.2,
i) state similarities about the magnitudes and directions of the forces F1 and F2, F3 and F4.
[2 marks]
Magnitudes :
Directions :
ii) What is the net force in both situations? [1 mark]
iii) Based on the answers in 5 (a)(i) and 5 (a)(ii), name the physics concept involved.
[1 mark]
b)i) Another aircraft has F3 greater than F4. Describe the motion of this aircraft. [1 mark]
i) Explain the answer in 5 (b)(i). [2 marks]

Year 2015
2. Diagram 2 shows forces acting on a moving car. The mass of the car is 1000 kg.

Diagram 2
a) What is the meaning of balance force? [1 mark]
b) When the engine thrust is 5000 N, the car moves at constant speed.
i) State the net force acting on the car. [1 mark]
ii) What is the resistive force acting on the car? [1 mark]
c) When the engine thrust increases to 9000 N, the car accelerates. Calculate the
acceleration of the car. [2 marks]

Year 2014 (Long question section C)

11d)Diagram 11.3 shows forces acting on a car.

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