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A-Level PhysicsYear 2021Q11

8 11 A skydiver made a skydive from a plane. (Source: © Sky Antonio/Shutterstock) The graph shows how the velocity v of the skydiver varied with time t, from the instant she left the plane to the instant just before the parachute opened. 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 v / m s–1 t / s Turn over 9 (a) Determine the acceleration of the skydiver when t = 4.0 s. (3) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Acceleration of skydiver = ...................................................... (b) Determine an approximate value for the displacement of the skydiver over the first 16.0 s of the skydive. (3) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Displacement of skydiver = ...................................................... (Total for Question 11 = 6 marks)

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Syllabus levelAdvanced Level (A-Level)
SubjectPhysics
Official MarksVariable (2–6 marks)