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Can you jump a motorcycle into space?

[This question and answer are intended as an example of part of a tutorial on the conservation of energy for an A-Level physics student.] Question: A daredevil is planning the ultimate feat: jumping a motorc...
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How to solve horizontally-launched projectile motion problems using equations of motion?

Projectile motion questions are common in A-level physics as they combine the idea of resolving vectors into their components and using the equations of motion ('suvat' equations) to calculate unknown quanti...
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What are the 'rules' of oscillation?

-Velocity is largest at the centre -Acceleration is greatest at the Amplitude -Restoring Force is greatest at the amplitude -Elatsic Potential Energy is greatest at the amplitude -Kinetic Energy is greatest ...
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If a car is travelling over a curved hill, what is the maximum speed it can travel before losing contact with the road surface?

This is a question about circular motion that also includes some knowledge of Newton's laws. The car is travelling over a curved surface, which you can imagine as part of the circumference of a circle. In or...
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What is the maximum height a pole vaulter could reach?

Whilst at first this question looks difficult, once broken down it becomes quite easy. It is a simple case of energy exchange. The pole vaulter gives themselve kinetic energy as they aproach the bar, and tur...
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