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Question 19M.2.SL.TZ2.ai

Date	May 2019	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 2]	Reference code	19M.2.SL.TZ2.ai
Level	SL	Paper	2	Time zone	TZ2
Command term	Calculate	Question number	ai	Adapted from	N/A

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19M.2.SL.TZ2.ai

A student strikes a tennis ball that is initially at rest so that it leaves the racquet at a speed of 64 m s^–1. The ball has a mass of 0.058 kg and the contact between the ball and the racquet lasts for 25 ms.

Calculate the average force exerted by the racquet on the ball.

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Markscheme

$F = \frac{{\Delta mv}}{{\Delta t}}/m\frac{{\Delta v}}{{\Delta t}}/\frac{{0.058 \times 64.0}}{{25 \times {{10}^{ - 3}}}}$ ✔

$F$ = 148« ${\text{N}}$ »≈150« ${\text{N}}$ » ✔

Examiners report

At both HL and SL many candidates scored both marks for correctly answering this. A straightforward start to the paper. For those not gaining both marks it was possible to gain some credit for calculating either the change in momentum or the acceleration. At SL some used 64 ms-1 as a value for a and continued to use this value over the next few parts to the question.

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Core » Topic 2: Mechanics » 2.4 – Momentum and impulse

Core » Topic 2: Mechanics

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